Belize’s Economic Boom, Is it True Growth or Illusion? The economy is booming, or so the numbers suggest. For the third year in a row, the International Monetary Fund has given us top marks, with growth hitting a little over eight percent last year and more expansion expected this year. According to the Briceno administration, employment is over ninety-five percent, a figure unheard of in recent memory. In fact, Prime Minister Briceno says businesses are struggling to find workers. Sounds like a

Ecnomic Historian Says Belize's Economy Stagnant For Past 20 Years If you watched Uncut last week live from the UB Jaguar Auditorium, you would have seen leading economist Victor Bulmer Thomas. He;'s written many books including the Economic History of Belize from the 17th century to present. And yesterday he was the presenter at the University of Belize’s Policy Research Institute where he launched a new policy research paper titled "The Belizean Economy in the 21st Century: When and Why Belize