{"id":247639,"date":"2025-08-26T08:13:01","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T12:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=247639"},"modified":"2025-08-26T08:32:18","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T12:32:18","slug":"antigua-and-barbuda-boosts-stake-in-regional-development-bank","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/antigua-and-barbuda-boosts-stake-in-regional-development-bank\/","title":{"rendered":"Antigua and Barbuda boosts stake in regional development bank"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"antig-3767056880\" 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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US$75m, allowing it to borrow up to four times that amount. <\/p><div id=\"antig-32858838\" class=\"antig-content_4 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=\"\"  srcset=\"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 1201w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:300\/h:100\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1024\/h:342\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/ANU-CVP-Digital-Broadband-1200x400_1-1.jpg 1024w, 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696px\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1124\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Browne told Parliament the strategy would improve cash flow and help settle outstanding obligations, including payments to local suppliers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The motion passed the House of Representatives without debate, months after <a href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-browne-sets-18-24-month-goal-to-clean-up-and-beautify-antigua-and-barbuda\/?swcfpc=1\">Antigua and Barbuda\u2019s<\/a> initial US$15m investment in CAF.<\/p><div id=\"antig-1333540869\" 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=\"\"  srcset=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:500\/h:500\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/IMG_0783.png 500w, 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