Workshop & Mission to Martinique on the EPA and the Energy Sector
-Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) in collaboration with the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) will be hosting an Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) Workshop and Energy Trade Mission to Martinique in late March. The objectives are:
- To present to the private sector and other economic operators in the French Caribbean Outmost Regions (FCOR) the opportunities and challenges of doing business with CARIFORUM States in the framework of the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between CARIFORUM and the European Union.
- To promote the use of alternative energy sources, via the trade and investment facilities offered by the EPA, with a view to reducing operational costs of Small and Medium-sized Enterprises (SME’s) and their reliance on non renewable energy sources in the Caribbean region.
According to Carlos Wharton, Caribbean Export’s Senior Trade Policy Advisor, "The EPA Workshop/Mission will target the business community of Martinique, Guadeloupe and CARIFORUM Member States. The Energy Trade Mission will, "inter alia", bring together various actors in the energy business namely: producers and distributors of energy; consumers: hoteliers (with special emphasis on spa-and wellness) and other high energy-consuming industries; service suppliers that have impact on the reduction of energy costs (ICT experts/companies, architects and engineers)”.
Business Support Organisations and firms that produce, distribute or consume energy products are invited to participate in this event.
For further information contact : Carlos Wharton, Senior Trade Policy Adviser, Caribbean Export Development Agency, Tel: + 1 (246) 436 0578, Fax: + 1 (246) 436 9999, Email: cwharton@carib-export.com
