Implementation of the 10th EDF Regional Provate Sector Programme

CARIBBEAN EXPORT AT A GLANCE

Caribbean Export is the only regional trade and investment promotion agency among the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) Group of States, and was established in 1996 by an Inter-Governmental Agreement among the Forum of the Caribbean Group (CARIFORUM) of ACP States. Headquartered in Barbados, with a Sub Regional Office in theDominican Republic, Caribbean Export serves the 15 States of CARIFORUM, namely: Antigua and Barbuda, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. The Agency’s vision is to be internationally recognised, as the leading driver for Caribbean Private Sector Development, with a mission to enhance the competitiveness and value of Caribbean brands through the delivery of transformative and targeted interventions in export development and investment promotion. Caribbean Export carries out numerous programme-based activities designed to enhance the competitiveness of regional small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), promote trade and development among the CARIFORUM, foster stronger trade and investment relations among CARIFORUM and the French Caribbean Outermost Regions (FCORs) and the European Union (EU) Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) in the Caribbean, as well as encourage stronger trade and investment cooperation between the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Dominican Republic. The Agency currently undertakes work in nine priority sectors: Agro-processing, Creative Industries, Financial Services, Health and Wellness, Information and Communication Technology, Manufacturing, Professional Services, Specialised TourismandRenewable Energy. This developmentwork has also strengthened the institutional capacity of public and private sector agencies, and business support organisations (BSOs), particularly sector associations, trade support institutions (TSIs), investment promotions agencies (IPAs), and coalitions of service industries (CSIs). Under the 10th European Development Fund (EDF) Regional Private Sector DevelopmentProgramme(RPSDP),supporthasbeenofferedtoCARIFORUMStates in a gamut of areas ranging from investment promotion to business advocacy. The Agency also seeks to foster intra and extra regional partnerships with countries andagencies. Someof theCaribbeanExport’s key initiatives include the facilitation of the Direct Assistance Grants Scheme (DAGS), as well as training in grant

The Agency’s vision is to be internationally recognised, as the leading driver for Caribbean Private Sector Development

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