CCRIF has 24 members – 8 more than the original 16 governments that joined in 2007 – 3 from Central America and 19 from the Caribbean and 2 electric utility companies. CCRIF helps to mitigate the short-term cash fl ow problems small developing economies suffer after major natural disasters.
A critical challenge is often the need for short-term liquidity to maintain essential government services until additional resources become available.