TRADE
&
INVESTMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
IN THE
CARIBBEAN
MAP OF THE CARIBBEAN
PROFILE OF THE CARIBBEAN
• CLIMATE
• TERRITORIES
• POPULATION
• CARICOM & CSME
CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY
AND COMMON MARKET
(CARICOM)
Trade agreement established in 1973 to:
Improve standards of living and work
Sustain economic development
Expand trade opportunities
CARICOM
SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY
(CSME)
MAIN ELEMENTS
• Free movement of goods and services
• Free movement of Capital
• Free movement of labour
MEMBER STATES
1. Antigua and Barbuda 9. Jamaica
2. The Bahamas 10. St. Kitts & Nevis
3. Barbados 11. St. Lucia
4. Belize 12. Monsterrat
5. Dominica 13. Suriname
6. Grenada 14. St. Vincent & the
7. Guyana Grenadines
8. Haiti 15. Trinidad & Tobago
ADVANTAGES TO INVESTORS
• MARKET ACCESS
• WELL EDUCATED WORKFORCE
• WELCOMING GOVERNMENTS
• REGIONAL INVESTMENT PROMOTION
ASSOCIATION
TOURISM SECTOR
SPORTS TOURISM
OPPORTUNITIES IN
INTERNATIONAL SERVICES
• IBCs
• INTERNATIONAL BANKING
• INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE
• TRUSTS
• WEALTH MANAGEMENT
INCENTIVES
FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
SERVICES
• SOUND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT
• LOW TAX STRUCTURES
• AVAILABLE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
• RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE
NEXT STEPS….explore the opportunities
CONTACT US
ANTIGUA – www.fsrc.gov.ag
BARBADOS - www.bidc.org
DOMINICA – www.dexiaexport.com
GRENADA – www.grenadaworld.com
GUYANA – www.moftic.gov.gy; wwwgoinvest.gov.gy
JAMAICA – www.investjamaica.com
ST. LUCIA – www.stluciandc.com
THANK YOU