Caribbean lenders still face challenges to growth, as shown in The Banker's Top 50 Caricom Banks ranking for 2016, but many have turned the corner in terms of profits.
At their annual meeting last month, the Caricom heads of state struggled to make headway on trade and immigration restrictions, although one issue which was met with unanimity was climate change.
Ten years after volcanic ash forced an abandonment of the island’s capital, the Bank of Montserrat is opening a new headquarters. Hugh O’Shaughnessy reports.