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Caribbean Export and EPA Implementation in the Caribbean Services Sector EXPORT DEVELOPMENT & PROMOTION

European Study Tour

As a precursor to London Engage, Caribbean Export also facilitated the participation of 22 firms in the Cultural Industries on a European Study Tour to France, Germany and the United Kingdom (Figure 7) . The objective of the Study Tour was to enhance dialogue between European and Caribbean business leaders, and impact the business and investment reform agenda

in the CARIFORUM region, as well as to help the Caribbean reap the benefits of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA. As such, the Study Tours sought to expose participants to European markets while inculcating a greater understanding of the provisions of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA, which would facilitate regional firms’ pursuit of business opportunities in these markets.

Figure 7: Firms Participating in European Study Tour by Country

Antigua & Barbuda Barbados Dominica Dominican Republic Guyana Haiti Jamaica St. Kitts & Nevis St. Lucia St. Vincent & the Grenadines Trinidad & Tobago

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