Marla Dukharan
18 episodes - English - Latest episode: 23 days ago - ★★★★★ - 2 ratingsEconomist and thought-leader on the Caribbean, known for thorough analysis and data-based assessments and insights.
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Interview – Part II: Haiti in Focus – Radio Jamaica
June 24, 2024 10:00 - 12 minutes - 1 ByteClive Mullings engages in a conversation with the Caribbean economist and advisor Marla Dukharan on “Haiti on Focus,” providing insights into Haiti’s economy and the challenges the country faces.
Interview – Part I: Haiti in Focus – Radio Jamaica
June 17, 2024 10:00 - 14 minutes - 1 ByteMarla Dukharan joins Radio Jamaica’s “Haiti on Focus” segment to provide in-depth insights and help listeners gain a comprehensive understanding of the various challenges the people of Haiti are currently facing.
Interview: “The Ripple Effects of Tax Blacklisting on Caribbean Progress”
August 17, 2023 10:00 - 21 minutes - 1 ByteRasheed chats with Marla Dukharan, as he unpacks the intricacies of this reality many Caribbean nations face. Can you imagine the catastrophic consequences of your country being blacklisted internationally?
Interview: “The EU is weaponizing money laundering and tax rules.”
October 08, 2020 10:00 - 15 minutes - 1 ByteRadio Jamaica FM94 interviews Marla Dukharan on why the EU’s blacklist constitutes institutionalized racism and bullying. Marla’s report can be found at https://bit.ly/blacklisteu
Pandemic Saga Continues: IDB’s Caribbean Scenarios
August 12, 2020 10:00 - 44 minutes - 1 ByteMarla examines how the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the broader Caribbean economy and long-term development issues of the region as she welcomes Henry Mooney, IDB’s Research Economic Advisor and David Rosenblatt, IDB’s Regional Economic Advisor. Their discussion centers on IDB’s most recent Caribbean quarterly economic bulletin giving us a detailed look at tourism and […]
Suriname’s Great Reset? Q&A with Fitch Ratings
July 28, 2020 10:00 - 17 minutes - 1 ByteFind out the policy priorities that would help Suriname’s economy recover stability. Following 3 ratings actions in July on Suriname, Marla interviews Fitch Director, America’s Sovereign Ratings Kelli Bissett-Tom to get her views on the key areas that need to be addressed in order to strengthen investor confidence and place the economy on a more […]
St. Lucia in a Post-COVID World: Interview with PM Allen Chastanet
July 13, 2020 10:00 - 59 minutes - 1 ByteMarla Dukharan speaks with St Lucia Prime Minister Allen Chastanet about the current and future plans for St Lucia as it moves forward during COVID-19. PM Chastanet outlines his progressive actions aimed at dealing with the pandemic in real time while simultaneously moving the economy and people of St. Lucia in a positive direction towards […]
COVID Impacts on Caribbean Credit Ratings: Where Have All the Tourists Gone?
July 06, 2020 10:00 - 29 minutes - 1 ByteMoody’s recently published GDP growth scenarios for Caribbean-rated sovereigns citing a lack of economic diversification and fiscal space as key vulnerabilities to a sustained drop in tourism. Marla interviews Moody’s VP and Senior Analyst David Rogovic to get deeper insights into what this means for the Caribbean. Moody’s assessment is available at https://bit.ly/moodys-tourism-2020
Interview with Marla: The EU blacklist, Institutionalized Racism and Bullying
June 29, 2020 10:00 - 18 minutes - 1 ByteJ’accuse…! This Interview with Marla Dukharan focuses on why the EU’s blacklist constitutes institutionalized racism and bullying. Marla’s report at https://bit.ly/blacklisteu
Lives and Livelihoods – The IDB COVID-19 Caribbean Survey
June 01, 2020 10:00 - 40 minutes - 1 ByteStartling results from the IDB’s COVID-19 survey show how quickly vulnerability has increased in the Caribbean. From nearly 12,500 surveys the IDB looks at job losses, business impacts and hunger & changes in diet in the first 6 weeks of the Great Lockdown in the Caribbean. Read the survey at https://blogs.iadb.org/caribbean-dev-trends/en/covid-19-the-caribbean-crisis/ The video features Laura […]
Caribbean Economic Scenarios Under COVID-19: Quantifying the Impact
May 12, 2020 10:00 - 33 minutes - 1 ByteHow will COVID-19 impact tourism, remittances and GDP in the Caribbean? Marla Dukharan interviews Maria Alejandra Zegarra and Henry Mooney of the IDB to gain insight into the potential economic scenarios under COVID-19. This video offers highlights of the IDB’s economic scenarios from their quarterly report, which can be downloaded at https://flagships.iadb.org/en/caribbean-region-quarterly-bulletin-2020-q1
Same Caribbean, Different Disaster: Climate Change and COVID-19
May 11, 2020 10:00 - 38 minutes - 1 ByteCOVID-19 is an unprecedented crisis; but climate change brings us challenges that we do know how to build resilience for. Ahead of the next Atlantic Hurricane season, the IDB discusses with Marla the economics of climate change, how to minimize impacts when disasters hit, why climate-adaptive infrastructure is cheaper in the long-run, and the impacts […]
COVID-19 and Beyond: Securing the Caribbean’s Future
April 01, 2020 10:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteHow the Caribbean responds to the COVID-19 crisis now will make all the difference in the future that unfolds for the region thereafter. Discussing solutions, economist and resilience expert Dr. Justin Ram outlines with Marla specific policy measures to respond to the health situation, provide adequate economic and social support, and stimulate recovery while building […]
Trinidad & Tobago Budget 2020: Interview with Marla Dukharan
October 21, 2019 10:00 - 55 minutes - 1 ByteMarla Dukharan shares her insights on Trinidad & Tobago’s budget for fiscal year 2020, its implications, and the underlying data that suggest the economy is not heading towards a sustainable recovery.
Guyana Economic Outlook 2020: Interview with IMF Mission Chief to Guyana
October 08, 2019 10:00 - 1 hour - 1 ByteMarla interviews IMF Mission Chief to Guyana Arnold McIntyre on the outlook for 2020 as the country prepares for oil production to come online.
Caribbean Economic Report for May 2019
May 31, 2019 10:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteMarla shares highlights from her May 2019 Caribbean Economic Report.
EU Blacklist: When a blacklist is, unfortunately just that
May 09, 2019 10:00 - 9 minutes - 1 ByteThe EU broke ranks with the OECD in publishing its own blacklists in Dec 2017 & March 2019, including the OECD’s “Largely Compliant” territories of Aruba, Barbados, Belize and Bermuda. Marla discusses her research into what the blacklist is really about and what it means for the Caribbean.
Caribbean Economic Report for March 2019
April 05, 2019 10:00 - 5 minutes - 1 ByteMarla shares highlights from her March 2019 Caribbean Economic Report.