ECONOMIST WARNS OF IMPACT OF EXTERNAL SHOCKS ON A&B

Economist Professor C. Justin Robinson says uncertainty over the future of revenues from the Citizenship by Investment Programme and rising global energy prices are creating new risks for Antigua and Barbuda’s economy.

He says these external factors have weighed on growth, with economic expansion now projected to slow slightly to 2.4 per cent this year.
Prof. Robinson told ABS’ Antigua and Barbuda Today that the 2026 growth forecast has been revised down from 2.8 per cent.

Prof. Robinson also warned that higher global energy prices could have a more pronounced impact next year.