{"id":232020,"date":"2025-04-07T06:58:59","date_gmt":"2025-04-07T10:58:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=232020"},"modified":"2025-04-07T11:19:57","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T15:19:57","slug":"pm-browne-warns-u-s-tariffs-could-hurt-antigua-and-barbudas-economy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-browne-warns-u-s-tariffs-could-hurt-antigua-and-barbudas-economy\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Browne Warns U.S. Tariffs Could Hurt Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s Economy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-671194196\" class=\"antig-ecab antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/discoverflow.co\/web\/antigua\" aria-label=\"ANU CVP Digital Broadband 1200x400_1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1201\/h:401\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\"  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https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:768\/h:425\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:385\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/IMG_5614.jpg 696w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"1320\" height=\"730\"   \/><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p> Originally projecting a 6 percent GDP increase, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-gaston-browne-mentioned-as-one-of-the-caribbeans-most-influential-leaders\/?swcfpc=1\">Browne <\/a><\/strong>now says those figures may need to be revised downward.<\/p><div id=\"antig-2459674796\" class=\"antig-content antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.antiguabarbudaculinarymonth.com\/\" aria-label=\"culinary\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1920\/h:843\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/culinary-scaled.jpg\" 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696px) 100vw, 696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking on his weekly radio program, Browne pointed out that with the country importing far more than it exports to the U.S., the tariffs will worsen the trade imbalance and likely trigger inflation, as higher import costs are passed on to consumers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ambassador Sir Ronald Sanders has also called for a reassessment of the tariff regime affecting Caricom nations, criticizing the disproportionate impact on small, import-reliant economies. <\/p><div id=\"antig-1456803261\" class=\"antig-content_2 antig-entity-placement\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.courts.com\/antigua\/\" aria-label=\"IMG_0783\"><img src=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png\" alt=\"\"  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