During a panel discussion at the regional meeting of Trade Ministers being held in Guatemala this week, Minister of Financial Services with the portfolio for international trade, Ryan Pinder, said that The Bahamas was well positioned to be a strategic trade hub for the region.

Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries are to benefit from US$3 billion in concessional loans from China, according to President of the People's Republic of China Xi Jinping, who is in the region to meet heads of state.