TRADE & INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CARIBBEAN.

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TRADE & INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE CARIBBEAN

MAP OF THE CARIBBEAN

PROFILE OF THE CARIBBEAN CLIMATE CLIMATE TERRITORIES TERRITORIES POPULATION POPULATION CARICOM & CSME CARICOM & CSME

CARIBBEAN COMMUNITY AND COMMON MARKET (CARICOM) Trade agreement established in 1973 to: Improve standards of living and work Improve standards of living and work Sustain economic development Sustain economic development Expand trade opportunities Expand trade opportunities

CARICOM SINGLE MARKET AND ECONOMY (CSME) MAIN ELEMENTS Free movement of goods and services Free movement of goods and services Free movement of Capital Free movement of Capital Free movement of labour Free movement of labour

MEMBER STATES 1.Antigua and Barbuda 2.The Bahamas 3.Barbados 4.Belize 5.Dominica 6.Grenada 7.Guyana 8.Haiti 9.Jamaica 10.St. Kitts & Nevis 11.St. Lucia 12.Monsterrat 13.Suriname 14.St. Vincent & the Grenadines 15.Trinidad & Tobago

ADVANTAGES TO INVESTORS MARKET ACCESS MARKET ACCESS WELL EDUCATED WORKFORCE WELL EDUCATED WORKFORCE WELCOMING GOVERNMENTS WELCOMING GOVERNMENTS REGIONAL INVESTMENT PROMOTION ASSOCIATION REGIONAL INVESTMENT PROMOTION ASSOCIATION

TOURISM SECTOR

SPORTS TOURISM

OPPORTUNITIES IN INTERNATIONAL SERVICES IBCs IBCs INTERNATIONAL BANKING INTERNATIONAL BANKING INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE INTERNATIONAL INSURANCE TRUSTS TRUSTS WEALTH MANAGEMENT WEALTH MANAGEMENT

INCENTIVES FOR INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS SERVICES SOUND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT SOUND REGULATORY ENVIRONMENT LOW TAX STRUCTURES LOW TAX STRUCTURES AVAILABLE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES AVAILABLE PROFESSIONAL SERVICES RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE RELIABLE INFRASTRUCTURE

NEXT STEPS…. explore the opportunities CONTACT US CONTACT US ANTIGUA – BARBADOS DOMINICA – GRENADA – GUYANA – wwwgoinvest.gov.gy JAMAICA – ST. LUCIA –

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