WATCH: GEOPOLITICAL TENSIONS POSE DOWNSIDE RISK TO BUDGET FORECASTS – ECONOMIST

Principal of the University of the West Indies Five Islands Campus and Professor of economics, C. Justin Robinson, says any military escalation in the region could torpedo the growth forecasts outlined in Antigua and Barbuda’s 2026 budget.

His comments come as the United States maintains one of the largest naval build-ups in the region in decades, as it ratchets up pressure on Venezuela’s president Nicolas Maduro.

Professor Robinson explains why these developments should be monitored closely.