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

CARIFORUM-EU BUSINESS FORUM

The 2nd CARIFORUM-EU Business Forum was held under the theme “Making the CARIFORUM-EU EPA Work” from August 8-9, 2012 at Grosvenor House, London. The 2-day Business Forum provided a medium for discussion and presentations by private sector panellists on the Agreement and exchanges on the way forward for the region in the implementation and utilisation of the Agreement. Further, the event was used to position Caribbean Export as the agency to facilitate trade and investment promotion in the Caribbean through partnerships with key agencies, as well as explore the potential of new areas of investment in the Caribbean. A total of 40 firms representing the services sector, namely creative industries and professional services, participated in the Business Forum (Figure 8) .

Figure 8: Services Sector Firms Participating in CARIFORUM-EU Business Forum Tour by Country

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

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