The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) and the Commonwealth Secretariat (COMSEC) are strategic partners in the development of the region and have collaborated on a number of projects.
EXPORT COMPETITIVENESS
On May 23 – 25, 2006, Caribbean Export and COMSEC hosted a regional Workshop on Export Competitiveness, the objective of which was to promote best practices among stakeholders in the Commonwealth Caribbean Countries and raise awareness of the benefits of collaboration for enhanced competitiveness.
The 46 participants and presenters were mostly high level public and private sector officials from countries where the Commonwealth Secretariat has supported competitiveness projects in the recent past, or where a request for technical assistance on the subject is currently under consideration. These countries include Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Jamaica, Trinidad & Tobago, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia and Barbados.
To download a copy of the draft report on the workshop, click on the link below:
PROFESSIONAL SERVICES
The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) with funding from the Commonwealth Secretariat (COMSEC) embarked on a pilot project, Promotion of Professional Services in the Commonwealth Caribbean in 2006, for Barbados, Dominica, Saint Lucia and Trinidad and Tobago.