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Medcorp Ltd: A Picture of Health or a Financial Shell Game?

Behind impressive margins and specialist services lies a corporate structure engineered for insider value extraction, not public investor growth. My deep dive into Medcorp’s financials reveals accounting waivers, related-party leasebacks, and a thin public float.

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Medcorp Ltd: A Picture of Health or a Financial Shell Game? At first glance, Medcorp Limited looks like a promising investment. With annual revenues north of TT$120M, a dominant market position in private healthcare, and profitability metrics that outshine local peers, the company enters public markets boasting impressive returns

The proposed 3.5% U.S. tax on outbound remittances may seem minor — but for T&T, it’s a potential shock to household income, foreign exchange inflows, and financial stability. With over 50% of Trinidad’s remittances coming from the U.S., and costs already near 7%, this policy could push effective transfer costs to 10 to 11%, making T&T one of the most expensive destinations in the hemisphere.

How the US Remittance Tax Could Quietly Hurt T&T’s Economy he US House has revived discussions around a 3.5% remittance tax on outbound money transfers. While framed as a mechanism to fund domestic enforcement or reduce deficits, the implications abroad are far-reaching.

Trinidad and Tobago is facing a classic Impossible Trinity dilemma: it wants a fixed exchange rate, independent monetary policy, and free capital flows but it can’t have all 3. The result? FX shortages, black markets, and rising pressure on reserves. This article lays out a clear, phased reform path
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Breaking the Impossible Trinity: Why Trinidad and Tobago Must Rethink Its Foreign Exchange Regime. Trinidad and Tobago is at a breaking point. A persistent foreign exchange (FX) shortage has left citizens unable to access US dollars to pay tuition, travel for medical treatment, or import vital goods. Businesses are struggling to finance inputs and repatriate profits. Yet, despite repeated promise...

Our latest article on the SLR and why big banks stocks might be on the list of out performers.

SLR Relief Incoming? Banks Are Loading Up on Treasuries Again. US banks have ramped up their purchases of Treasury securities, adding over $77bil since April. On the surface, this may seem counterintuitive: Treasury issuance is rising, the Fed is still in quantitative tightening (QT) mode, and real yields remain elevated. So what’s driving this sudden appetit...