Caribbean Export Implementation Report 2017-2020

ABSOLUTELY CARIBBEAN VIRTUAL TRADE SHOW

Following the success of the 4th CARIFORUM- EU Business Forum, the Agency was expected to conduct follow-up missions in 2020 to expand business opportunities in the EU market for 2019 Business Forum firms. Due to the pandemic, the Agency hosted the Absolutely Caribbean Virtual Tradeshow (ACVT), which was held on November 17-18, 2020 to provide CARIFORUM firms access to European buyers, namely from the UK and wider European markets. In this context, firms were able to increase their visibility and engage in business to business (B2B) meetings.

The event benefitted forty-seven (47) CARIFORUM firms from alcoholic beverages (8 firms), natural cosmetics (10 firms), natural products (18 firms) and sauces and condiments (11 firms) sectors. T able 15 below provides a country breakdown of these beneficiaries.

TABLE 15: 2020 ACVT CARIFORUM EXHIBITORS

TOTALS BY COUNTRY

# OF PARTICIPANTS

Antigua and Barbuda Barbados Belize Dominica Dominican Republic Grenada Haiti Jamaica Saint Lucia St. Vincent and the Grenadines St. Kitts and Nevis Suriname The Bahamas Trinidad and Tobago

1 8 2 2 5 1 1 11 4 1

1 2 3 5

Total

47

Notes: •

DEXIA and DAIC exhibited jointly for Dominica, in addition to one firm. Barbados exhibitors included the WIRSPA Of the total 47 exhibitors: 18 were new firms and 29 were 2019 BF exhibitors

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