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Caribbean Diasporic Entrepreneurship

This study argues that tapping into the migration, diaspora and development nexus is critical to enhance economic diversification and deepen global competitiveness in the contemporary Caribbean economy. However, activating this potential requires significant changes in practice and policy among governments, as well as, the mind-sets of businesses and immigrant communities which can benefit from this […]

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Clusters in the Caribbean: Understanding their Characteristics, Defining Policies for their Development

The aim of this report is to map Caribbean cluster cases and identify their specific characteristics, based on the existing literature and on the available empirical evidence. An empirical exercise is undertaken through a desk review of 32 cases of clusters distributed in a variety of industries across the Caribbean, such as natural resources based

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Improving Competitiveness in the Caribbean Tourism Sector through ICT-based Innovations

The report explores global and regional trends and innovations that are transforming the tourism sector, with an emphasis on ICT-based innovations. Given the challenges of the Caribbean’s tourism industry, the report underlines the need for approaching future tourism development with a high innovation scope in order to be and remain competitive in the global economy.

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2014 The Bahamas Private Sector Assessment Report

The Private Sector Assessment Report (PSAR) for the Bahamas presents an overall assessment of private-sector development and recommendations for facilitating and accelerating private investment and growth. It draws on both primary and secondary data sources. Primary data analyses were derived from interviews with key stakeholders from the domestic private and public sectors as well as

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