Trinidad bails out financial conglomerate

Published: Saturday | January 31, 2009


The Trinidad central bank and Patrick Manning government on Friday announced a major bailout package to assist the Trinidad-based conglomerate, CL Financial Group.

Under a memorandum of understanding signed between the parties, the government will provide funding to the company in exchange for collateral and an equity interest in the Colonial Insurance Company (CLICO).

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