Dr. Ronald Ramkissoon studied Economics at the University of the West Indies from which he gained his B.Sc., M.Sc. and Ph.D. degrees.

Dr. Ramkissoon was employed by the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago for twelve years as an Economist. Since 1992 he has been employed by one of the largest Caribbean commercial banks, Republic Bank Ltd and is presently the Bank’s Senior Economist and Manager of its Economic Intelligence Unit (EIU).

He is the editor of the Bank’s quarterly publication Republic Economic Newsletter (REN), and has also written and published on several subjects mainly in monetary and trade matters.

Dr. Ramkissoon is a member of several business and professional bodies. He is a board member of the Telecommunications Authority of Trinidad and Tobago (TATT). He is also a member of the Energy Sector Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce (TTCIC) and a Vice President of the Caribbean Association of Industry and Commerce (CAIC). He was a member of the Multi-sectoral Core Group that developed a Strategic Plan for Trinidad and Tobago (Vision 2020). He is President of the Trinidad and Tobago Economics Association (TTEA) and a member of the American Economics Association (AEA). Dr. Ramkissoon was Chairman of the Consultative Group on Small Economies (CGSE) of the FTAA.


 

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