Antigua PM, Caribbean Development Bank President Hold Talks

By: - August 21st, 2014

Above: Antigua Prime Minister Gaston Browne and Caribbean Development Bank President Dr Warren Smith (Photo: CDB)

By the Caribbean Journal staff

Caribbean Development Bank President Dr Warren Smith visited Antigua and Barbuda this week for talks with Prime Minister Gaston Browne.

Smith paid an official visit to Browne on Thursday in St John’s, discussing “the country’s economic and development plans,” according to a CDB statement.

The pair were joined by a Caribbean Development Bank team including Director of Economics Dr Justin Ram.

Antigua and Barbuda is one of the founding members of the CDB, which is based in Barbados.

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