June 2013

Strengthening the Institutional Architecture for Investment Attraction in Belize

Status: In Execution This project is to strengthen the institutional framework and the necessary capacities of BELTRAIDE to support investment attraction. The Project seeks to increase private sector growth, led by exports and investments, focused in the sectors where Belize has competitive advantages. With the strengthening of the institutional framework of BELTRAIDE, guided by international

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Impact Investment in the Caribbean

Impact Investing is an emerging industry which entails investors actively placing capital in businesses and funds that generate social and/or environmental goods and at least return nominal principal to the investor. This project partnered with the IDB’s Multilateral Investment Fund (MIF) to examine the existing impact investment activities in Barbados, the Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica

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Policy and Institutional Framework for SME Development in the Bahamas

This project is to develop a comprehensive and coherent institutional framework to support Bahamian Small and Medium sized Enterprises, including those in the Family Islands. Through the new institutional framework for SME development and a particular strategy for the productive sector in the Family Islands, the Program seeks to increase productivity in the sectors that

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Identifying Sustainable Agricultural Initiatives in the Caribbean

This project partners with the IDB’s Multilateral Investment Fund to study sustainable agriculture in Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname, The Bahamas and Trinidad and& Tobago. It examines current developments in sustainable agriculture in this country, analyses specific challenges, and identifies opportunities, taking into consideration trade liberalization, food safety, quality and security, rising food prices, the

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Strengthening Investment Attraction in Antigua and Barbuda

This project is to rationalize and strengthen investment promotion in Antigua and Barbuda. The activities undertaken in the project will help to prioritize the niche economic sectors for development in Antigua and Barbuda where a comparative advantage may exist, and strengthen the institutional architecture for investment promotion in the country. With clear objectives, a sound

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Caribbean Growth Forum (CGF)

The Caribbean Growth Forum (CGF) is to facilitate the development of national and regional competiveness action strategies/plans through the PPD process. The specific objective is to facilitate the development of national and regional competiveness action strategies/plans through the PPD process. The project will directly contribute to the identification of a common set of policies for

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Facilitating Public-Private Dialogue on Microfinance in the Caribbean

This project is to facilitate public-private dialogue on issues related to improving the incidence and feasibility of microfinance for SME development in the Caribbean. The main benefit of this project is that it facilitates the increased representation of the OECS countries at the FOROMIC. In general these countries have limited access and exposure to the

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Strengthening the Caribbean’s Participation in the VI Americas Competitiveness Forum

This technical cooperation is to foster public-private dialogue on issues of innovation and competitiveness through participation at the VI Americas Competitiveness Forum. In facilitating the participation of public and private sector stakeholders from the Caribbean, the main benefit of the project will be (i) the stimulation or enhancement of public-private dialogue processes and (ii) stimulation

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