Economy Explained

Tourism, agriculture, the EC dollar, debt, jobs.

8 articles

Stacked shipping containers being lifted by a gantry crane at the St George's port at dawn, a dockworker in a high-visibility vest watching, wide angle from the quayside

Why So Much Costs More in Grenada: Imports, Freight, Duty and the Peg

Why prices are high in Grenada: import dependence, freight and small volumes, duties and VAT, diesel electricity, retail margins and what the EC dollar peg does

14/10/2026 8 min read

Young Grenadian electrician in work boots fitting conduit on a new concrete house in St David, colleague passing tools, morning sun, mid-shot from ground level

Economy Explained

Jobs, Migration and Remittances: Reading Grenada's Labour Market

Grenada's labour market explained: how unemployment is measured, why youth joblessness stays high, informal work, migration, remittances and wage rules.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Construction crane and workers in hard hats building a hillside resort above a calm south-coast bay in Grenada, bright midday sun, wide view from across the water

Economy Explained

Passports and Public Finance: What CBI Money Means for Grenada

What citizenship by investment money means for Grenada's public finances: how CBI inflows work, where they go, why they are volatile and the risks to watch.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Elderly farmer in a wide straw hat gathering fallen nutmeg pods under tall trees on a steep green hillside in St John, dappled morning light, low-angle view

Economy Explained

After Ivan: Why Nutmeg No Longer Carries Grenada's Economy

Why nutmeg no longer carries Grenada's economy: Hurricane Ivan, slow-growing trees, the GCNA, cocoa and bananas, ageing farmers and the food import bill.

14/10/2026 8 min read

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How Grenada's Budget Works, From Estimates to the Fiscal Resilience Act

How Grenada's national budget works: the yearly cycle, where revenue comes from, where it goes, the Fiscal Resilience Act rules and who checks the spending.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Two economists in shirtsleeves discussing at a long wooden table in a bright government meeting room in St George's, harbour visible through tall windows, over-the-shoulder view, soft daylight

Economy Explained

Default, Restructure, Recover: Grenada's Public Debt Story Explained

Grenada's public debt explained: the 2004 and 2013 restructurings, the home-grown reform programme, pioneering hurricane clauses and what debt means for you.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Students in casual clothes walking between pale stone campus buildings on the True Blue peninsula, sea glinting behind, late afternoon golden light, wide shot from a grassy slope

Economy Explained

The SGU Effect: How One University Shapes Grenada's Economy

How St George's University shapes Grenada's economy: student spending, rents in the south, jobs, the COVID shock and the risk of relying on one institution.

14/10/2026 8 min read

Aerial drone view of a white cruise ship berthed beside the red-roofed Carenage in St George's at mid-morning, small water taxis crossing the turquoise harbour below

Economy Explained

Stayover, Cruise or Yacht? How Tourism Money Moves Through Grenada

How tourism money moves through Grenada: why stayover, cruise and yacht visitors spend so differently, where the dollars leak out, and what shocks expose.

14/10/2026 8 min read

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