This month marks the second Regional dialogue hosted by Compete Caribbean. The forum will take place on November 21st and 22nd at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre (LESC), Bridgetown, Barbados. It will seek to share experiences and lessons learnt from the Compete Caribbean program (CC) and its donors and partners: the Government of Canada, the […]
The leading conference in the region on financial inclusion, microfinance, development of MSMEs and entrepreneurship is scheduled to take place on October 24 -26 in Montego Bay, Jamaica. In its 19th edition, the event will gather around 1, 300 participants from more than 40 countries to exchange knowledge, strengthen partnerships and identify new business opportunities.
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AGRIMONITOR is an Agricultural Policy Online Database, launched by the IDB in 2014 intended to improve farm policies in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). It is a: Key source for agricultural policy indicators for LAC countries A research instrument that helps analyze and compare agricultural policies and programs in the region Asset for better
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Compete Caribbean has significantly contributed to Public-Private Dialogue in the region through technical assistance to specific countries to strengthen formal PPD mechanisms such as competitiveness or economic development councils. The lessons learned from these PPD projects are worthy of note. These include: Suriname – The Competitiveness Unit Suriname (CUS) – Launched in June 2012 to
Compete Caribbean will celebrate the successful conclusion of phase one of the program while illustrating its outstanding achievements throughout its five year journey in Barbados on November 21, 2016. Several notable Compete Caribbean assisted projects across the Caribbean will share with the regional audience their challenges prior to the program’s intervention, and the impact the
From the marshy lands of the Belize interior to the bustling high court of St. Lucia to the silky stretches of white sandy beaches in Grenada to creating a sustainable tourism model for the Bahamas Family of Islands to providing safe drinking water in Haiti, Compete Caribbean has resonated deeply on the Caribbean landscape and
Overview This article outlines an innovative approach to private sector development through intellectual property that can be applied to higher risk fragile state environments with limited upfront capital and infrastructure costs, whilst delivering additional income for producers. The article outlines two key lessons from investments made in Zimbabwe by Windward Commodities, a social enterprise based
Bridgetown, Barbados, January 27, 2016 – What would be the benefits of a single ICT space for the Caribbean? The region recently took a major step towards achieving a single ICT space when representatives from various regulatory organisations around the Caribbean came together between January 25-27, 2016 at the Meeting/Workshop of the Spectrum Management Task
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The Online Learning Platform Way Regional, March 3, 2016 – Online learning platforms are disrupting the educational system and policymakers should take notice. These platforms are a growing phenomenon worthy of stronger policy attention in our local education systems and workplaces. The more well-known learning platforms allow users to learn from some of the best
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