Caribbean Export Implementation Report 2017-2020

ENGAGEMENT WITH THE FRENCH CARIBBEAN OUTERMOST REGIONS (FCORS) AND THE OVERSEAS COUNTRIES AND TERRITORIES OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITY (OCTS)

MARTINIQUE The Agency maintains a long-standing relationship with various BSOs in the FCORs, namely the Martinique Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Under the INTERREG’s TEECA project, the Agency, in collaboration with the Chamber and the OECS Competitive Business Unit (CBU), have executed several projects under the 11th EDF, which benefitted stakeholders in the various sectors, namely the culture and creative industries (CCI). The TEECA project aims to create favourable conditions to increase exchanges and commercial flows between Martinique and the OECS, and to then reinforce company competitiveness through collaboration and innovation. In 2018, Caribbean Export participated in the Regional Conference of the FCORs in Fort de France, Martinique on October 2-6, 2018. The objective of the Conference was to exchange best practices between the FCOR and CARIFORUM, vis-à- vis regional integration initiatives. The event provided the opportunity for the Agency to share with attendees the work undertaken during the period to build the competitiveness of the region’s private sector.

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