Executive chairman of NH International (Carib­be­an) Ltd Emile Elias has appealed to Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar to raise the US dollar ex­change rate from $6.80 to $9.

The current exchange rate is $6.79 for US$1, according to the Central Bank.

In a statement to the Sunday Express yesterday, Elias described former finance minister Colm Imbert as the worst in this country’s history, adding his “reckless” deci­sions on foreign exchange and the economy were aided by former prime minister Dr Keith Rowley.