Implementation of the 10th EDF Regional Provate Sector Programme

STRONGER TRADE AND INVESTMENT RELATIONS BETWEEN CARIFORUM, FCORS AND OCTS

at the Universidad Iberoamericana (UNIBE). Outcomes of these meetings included the reinforced knowledge of the Dominican Republic private sector about their CARIFORUM counterparts, and increased networking between CARICOM and the Dominican Republic.

Program in the Dominican Republic (FLACSO-RD) and DIGECOOM, facilitated a series of business meetings for Dominican Republic private sector on CARICOM- DR Trade and Economic Relations. Held fromFebruary 22-25, 2015 the discussions were facilitated by Sir Ronald Sanders, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of Commonwealth Studies in the UK, with the aim of promoting an open discussion on the challenges and opportunities in CARICOM and Dominican Republic cooperation and trade. The initiative comprised a business breakfast, dialogue with business support organisations and the Dominican Republic private sector to discuss the overall business and investment climate in CARIFORUM, meetings with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a lecture on CARICOM-DR relations STRENGTHENING CARIBBEAN EXPORT’S INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY

INTERVENTION LOGIC

OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE INDICATORS

SOURCES OF VERIFICATION

RESULTS ACHIEVED

Caribbean Export’s institutional capacity to implement trade and investment programmes

• No. of operational strategies developed in support of strategic plan (target=5) • No. of staff members recruited to support programme implementation Caribbean Export and donor organisations for increased cooperation • % of private sector members re-engaged and optimistic about regional private sector development • No. of MOUs singed between

• Caribbean Export Strategic Plan

• 4 operational strategies

developed for HR, PR/Communication, ICT and M&E. • 42 staff members recruited in

• HR Reports/Contracts

• Internal Reports

in the region is strengthened 5

• Cooperation Agreements

Management, Technical and

Administrative posts • 7 MOUs signed with donor organisation

Qualitative/perception surveys

for increased coordination

• 66% of private sector members

reengaged and optimistic about regional private sector development

5 The Contribution Agreement refers to export development programming and CAIPA in this context, but not consistently.

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