{"id":563,"date":"2018-07-29T23:02:21","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T04:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/?p=563"},"modified":"2018-08-03T20:06:32","modified_gmt":"2018-08-04T01:06:32","slug":"caribbean-financial-roundup-july-28-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/caribbean-financial-roundup\/caribbean-financial-roundup-july-28-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Caribbean Financial RoundUP &#8211; July 28, 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">CVI&#8217;s Caribbean Financial RoundUP : Week of July 20-27 2018<\/h1>\n<h2>Making the News<\/h2>\n<p>These were the Top Stories of the Week for <strong>Caribbean Value Investor. <\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>Barbados<\/h3>\n<div class=\"fitvids-video\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"8qjWIxLCVc\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/barbadostoday.bb\/2018\/07\/25\/arrivals-up\/\">Arrivals up<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; clip: rect(1px, 1px, 1px, 1px);\" src=\"https:\/\/barbadostoday.bb\/2018\/07\/25\/arrivals-up\/embed\/#?secret=8qjWIxLCVc\" data-secret=\"8qjWIxLCVc\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Arrivals up&#8221; &#8212; Barbados Today\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationnews.com\/nationnews\/news\/180156\/goddard-issues-statement\">http:\/\/www.nationnews.com\/nationnews\/news\/180156\/goddard-issues-statement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationnews.com\/nationnews\/news\/179570\/pm-barbados-visitor-experience-world\">http:\/\/www.nationnews.com\/nationnews\/news\/179570\/pm-barbados-visitor-experience-world<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationnews.com\/nationnews\/news\/178192\/cibc-firstcaribbean-takes-award\">http:\/\/www.nationnews.com\/nationnews\/news\/178192\/cibc-firstcaribbean-takes-award<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nationnews.com\/nationnews\/news\/171468\/construction-sandals-beaches-start\">http:\/\/www.nationnews.com\/nationnews\/news\/171468\/construction-sandals-beaches-start<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Dominican Republic<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diariolibre.com\/economia\/empresas\/twitter-se-hunde-tras-reportar-menos-usuarios-CB10442257\">https:\/\/www.diariolibre.com\/economia\/empresas\/twitter-se-hunde-tras-reportar-menos-usuarios-CB10442257<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diariolibre.com\/economia\/empresas\/la-red-social-pinterest-baraja-salir-a-bolsa-en-2019-segun-cnbc-HE10414267\">https:\/\/www.diariolibre.com\/economia\/empresas\/la-red-social-pinterest-baraja-salir-a-bolsa-en-2019-segun-cnbc-HE10414267<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diariolibre.com\/economia\/empresas\/pro-consumidor-cierra-establecimiento-de-la-reposteria-bondelic-por-negarse-a-inspeccion-CH10422653\">https:\/\/www.diariolibre.com\/economia\/empresas\/pro-consumidor-cierra-establecimiento-de-la-reposteria-bondelic-por-negarse-a-inspeccion-CH10422653<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.diariolibre.com\/economia\/empresas\/bondelic-dice-no-dejaron-entrar-al-personal-de-proconsumidor-porque-pensaron-que-eran-inspectores-falsos-EH10423632\">https:\/\/www.diariolibre.com\/economia\/empresas\/bondelic-dice-no-dejaron-entrar-al-personal-de-proconsumidor-porque-pensaron-que-eran-inspectores-falsos-EH10423632<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Haiti<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/lenouvelliste.com\/economie\">http:\/\/lenouvelliste.com\/economie<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.haitilibre.com\/\">http:\/\/www.haitilibre.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Jamaica<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/article\/caribbean\/20180726\/imf-projects-more-economic-growth-grenada\">http:\/\/jamaica-gleaner.com\/article\/caribbean\/20180726\/imf-projects-more-economic-growth-grenada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/rjrnewsonline.com\/business\/moodys-moves-jamaicas-rating-from-stable-to-positive\">http:\/\/rjrnewsonline.com\/business\/moodys-moves-jamaicas-rating-from-stable-to-positive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamaicaobserver.com\/latestnews\/Time_for_Caribbean\/BRICS_cooperation,_says_Holness\">http:\/\/www.jamaicaobserver.com\/latestnews\/Time_for_Caribbean\/BRICS_cooperation,_says_Holness<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Trinidad and Tobago<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/business\/2018-07-27\/86m-trading-activity-end-week\">http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/business\/2018-07-27\/86m-trading-activity-end-week<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/business\/2018-07-27\/republic-profit-increases-9933m\">http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/business\/2018-07-27\/republic-profit-increases-9933m<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/business\/2018-07-26\/ngl-014-2973\">http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/business\/2018-07-26\/ngl-014-2973<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/business\/2018-07-25\/jmmb-profit-and-revenue-81\">http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/business\/2018-07-25\/jmmb-profit-and-revenue-81<\/a><\/li>\n<li>http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/business\/2018-07-23\/50000-ansa-mcal-shares-traded-29m<\/li>\n<li>http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/business\/2018-07-23\/firstcaribbean-wins-innovative-bank-award<\/li>\n<li>http:\/\/www.guardian.co.tt\/business\/2018-07-20\/sfcp-delisted-ttse<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Sponsored<\/em><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Caribbean Financial RoundUP - July 27 Ads --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" hidden=\"\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8845932375528187\" data-ad-slot=\"4457756974\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Financial Deep Dive:\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<h3>NCBFG Nine Months Report<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/NCB-Financial-Group-Ltd-TOP-10-Companies-Jamaica-Caribbean-Value-Investor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-169\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/NCB-Financial-Group-Ltd-TOP-10-Companies-Jamaica-Caribbean-Value-Investor.png\" alt=\"TOP 10 Listed Companies - Caribbean Value Investor - NCB\" width=\"323\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/NCB-Financial-Group-Ltd-TOP-10-Companies-Jamaica-Caribbean-Value-Investor.png 323w, https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/NCB-Financial-Group-Ltd-TOP-10-Companies-Jamaica-Caribbean-Value-Investor-300x145.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 323px) 100vw, 323px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>For the nine months ending June 30th 2018, NCBFG (JSE: #NCBFG; TTSE: NCBFG) made $55.9 billion in revenues which was a 26.6% increase over the same period last year. From this, $20.9 billion in profits was made which is a 42 % increase over the same period in 2017. However, it should be noted that of this $4.4 billion was as a result of negative goodwill on acquisition of subsidiary; this subsidiary being Clarien Bank in Bermuda. In December of 2017, NCBFG completed its acquisition of the majority holdings in the financially troubled institution. Minus this gain, the nine months change from the previous year would have been 12.5 %. Nonetheless, the quarter showed a stellar performance with net profits increasing 33 % over the same quarter last year. Earings per Share (EPS) for the nine months ending June 30th 2018 was $8.42. NCBFG ended trading on the JSE at J$ 100.01 up J$ 3.10 from the previous trading day.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>TTECH showed improved results for six months ending June 30th 2018. Revenues were up 34.7 % and net profits were up 44.5 % over the same period last year.This the management attributed to gains from marketing activities during the quarter.This led to an increase in business in most of the company\u2019s major service categories.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>In The Markets<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Here are the changes in the major Caribbean Stock Markets for the week ended July 27, 2018. Changes referenced are in respect to the previous week ended July 20, 2018.<\/p>\n<h3>Barbados:<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_567\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-567\" style=\"width: 640px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BSE-Changes-July-27-vs-June-22-Caribbean-Value-Investor.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-567\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BSE-Changes-July-27-vs-June-22-Caribbean-Value-Investor.jpeg\" alt=\"BSE Index - Caribbean Financial RoundUP\" width=\"640\" height=\"640\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BSE-Changes-July-27-vs-June-22-Caribbean-Value-Investor.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BSE-Changes-July-27-vs-June-22-Caribbean-Value-Investor-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/BSE-Changes-July-27-vs-June-22-Caribbean-Value-Investor-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-567\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">BSE Index Changes July 27 vs June 22 &#8211; Caribbean Value Investor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>The Changes in the The Barbados Stock Exchange (BSE) were as follows:<br \/>\nThe <strong>Barbados Stock Exchange Local Index<\/strong> rose by 2.21 points to end 0.07% higher than the previous week.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>BSE Cross-Listed Index<\/strong> recorded no changes and ended Firm at 1442.80 points.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>BSE Composite Index<\/strong> rose by 0.48 points, ending 0.07% higher.<br \/>\nTweet this with #246Investing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em>Advertisement<\/em><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Caribbean Financial RoundUP - July 27 Ads --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" hidden=\"\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8845932375528187\" data-ad-slot=\"4457756974\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Jamaica<\/strong> :<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_564\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-564\" style=\"width: 940px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/JSE-Changes-July-27-vs-June-22-Caribbean-Value-Investor.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-564\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/JSE-Changes-July-27-vs-June-22-Caribbean-Value-Investor.jpeg\" alt=\"JSE Index Changes - Caribbean Financial RoundUP \" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/JSE-Changes-July-27-vs-June-22-Caribbean-Value-Investor.jpeg 940w, https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/JSE-Changes-July-27-vs-June-22-Caribbean-Value-Investor-300x251.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/JSE-Changes-July-27-vs-June-22-Caribbean-Value-Investor-768x644.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-564\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">JSE Changes July 27 vs June 22 &#8211; Caribbean Value Investor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Changes in the The Jamaica Stock Exchange (#JSE) Indices were as follows:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The\u00a0 <strong>Jamaica Stock Exchange Main Market Index<\/strong> rose by 0.38% or 1,166.12 Points to 310,174.71 points.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>JSE Junior Market Index<\/strong> also rose. The Junior Index rose by 1.39% from the July 20, 2018 level to close at 3,093.10 points on July 27, 2018.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>JSE Combined Index<\/strong> rose by 0.48 % to close out the week at 318,935.60 points.<\/li>\n<li>Finally, the <strong>JSE Select Index<\/strong> fell by 4.83 points to close at 9,275 points. A 0.12% loss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Trinidad and Tobago :<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_570\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-570\" style=\"width: 800px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/TTSE-Changes-July-27-vs-June-22-Caribbean-Value-Investor.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-570\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/TTSE-Changes-July-27-vs-June-22-Caribbean-Value-Investor-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"TTSE Index - Caribbean Financial RoundUP\" width=\"800\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/TTSE-Changes-July-27-vs-June-22-Caribbean-Value-Investor-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/TTSE-Changes-July-27-vs-June-22-Caribbean-Value-Investor-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/TTSE-Changes-July-27-vs-June-22-Caribbean-Value-Investor-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/TTSE-Changes-July-27-vs-June-22-Caribbean-Value-Investor-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.caribbeanvalueinvestor.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/07\/TTSE-Changes-July-27-vs-June-22-Caribbean-Value-Investor.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-570\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">TTSE Index Changes July 27 vs June 22 &#8211; Caribbean Value Investor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>These were the changes recorded in the<strong> The Trinidad and Tobago Stock Exchange (#TTSE)<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <strong>All T&amp;T Index<\/strong> fell by 0.61% from 1,719.82 points on July 20 to close at 1,709.30 points on July 27th.<\/li>\n<li>The Composite Index also fell. The <strong>TTSE Composite Totals<\/strong> fell by 0.52% to 1,220.05 points.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>Cross Listed Totals<\/strong> also suffered a loss, falling by 0.30% to 98.16 points<br \/>\nTweet this with #868Investing<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Sponsored<\/em><br \/>\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<!-- Caribbean Financial RoundUP - July 27 Ads --><br \/>\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display: block;\" hidden=\"\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-8845932375528187\" data-ad-slot=\"4457756974\" data-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins><br \/>\n<script>\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Overseas &#8211;<\/h2>\n<p>Facebook share price fell 19% wiping off US $119 billion in a single day, after sales and user growth numbers disappointed investors. Chief Financial Officer David Wehner blamed the fall in users as a result of the GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) the EU passed into law. However European lawmakers blame Facebook\u2019s woes on its scandal with Cambridge Analytica. This is seen by other companies not seeing an impact on profits since the law being passed.<\/p>\n<p>Twitter is also blaming GDPR on its woes after share price plunge 20% at the close of Friday\u2019s trading. This resulted in US $ 6 billion being wiped off from the company\u2019s market value. This is after the company reported that the number of active users fell by 1 million.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Be sure to check the <strong>Caribbean Financial RoundUP<\/strong> tab on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.CaribbeanValueInvestor.com\/news\/\">https:\/\/www.CaribbeanValueInvestor.com\/news\/<\/a>\u00a0 this and every Sunday for Week-over-Week changes in the major Stock Market Indices in the Caribbean.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675311; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 2881px; left: 82px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"border-radius: 2px; text-indent: 20px; width: auto; padding: 0px 4px 0px 0px; text-align: center; font: bold 11px\/20px 'Helvetica Neue',Helvetica,sans-serif; color: #ffffff; background: #bd081c  no-repeat scroll 3px 50% \/ 14px 14px; position: absolute; opacity: 1; z-index: 8675311; display: none; cursor: pointer; top: 5075px; left: 20px;\">Save<\/span><\/p>\n\n<div class=\"twitter-share\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?via=cvijamaica\" class=\"twitter-share-button\" data-size=\"large\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CVI&#8217;s Caribbean Financial RoundUP : Week of July 20-27 2018 Making the News These were the Top Stories of the<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":570,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[172],"tags":[60,214,34],"class_list":["post-563","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-caribbean-financial-roundup","tag-caribbean-business","tag-caribbean-financial-roundup","tag-caribbean-value-investor"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v17.3 - 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