Caribbean Export Implementation Report 2017-2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Welcome Messages Senator Dr. Lynette Holder, Chairman of the Board of Directors Deodat Maharaj, Executive Director Executive Summary Caribbean Export Under The 11Th EDF SME And BSO Surveys Direct Support Grants Programme (DSGP) Talking Exports Webinar Series 11th EDF Beneficiary Survey Feedback Access To Finance Programme: Providing More Funding Opportunities For Firms Covid-19 Pandemic: How The Agency Was Able To Respond To The Crisis

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Direct Assistance Grant Scheme (DAGS) DAGS 2018 1st Call Impact Assessment Caribbean Business Angel Network (CBAN)

Capacity Building: Training Workshops CARIFORUM-EU EPA Workshops Market Intelligence Workshops

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Services Go Global (SGG) Business Of Music (BOM) ProNET Training SME Diagnostic Assessment Tool Intellectual Property IP Case Studies IP Workshops Renewable Energy

Cultural and Creative Industries CCI Workshops Fashion

Animation, Gaming, and Film Export Promotion: Trade Expos and Trade Missions 4th CARIFORUM-EU Business Forum Absolutely Caribbean Virtual Trade Show Regional Trade Expos and Trade Missions International Trade Expos and Trade Missions

Investment Promotion

Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) Caribbean Hotel and Resort Investment Summit (CHRIS)

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