trade and development
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CARICOM trade ministers coordinate regional positions ahead of WTO Ministerial Conference
(Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) – CARICOM Ministers of Trade finalised regional preparations for the Fourteenth World Trade Organization (WTO) Ministerial Conference in Yaoundé, Cameroon, when they met on Wednesday, 25 March, for the 125th Special Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED-Trade). The meeting, chaired by Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, Minister…
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CDF and Afreximbank Advance Strategic Partnership with New Climate-Focused Finance Facility
The collaboration between the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) and the African Export-Import Bank (Afreximbank) will be significantly advanced through the establishment of a new blended finance facility, the Green Growth, Resilience and Sustainability Facility (GRSF). This formed a critical part of the discussion at an introductory meeting between the CEO of the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF), Mr Rodinald Soomer, and…
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JOINT COMMUNIQUE: First Meeting of the CARIFORUM – United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement’s (EPA) Trade and Development Committee
The first meeting of the CARIFORUM – United Kingdom Economic Partnership Agreement’s (EPA) Trade and Development Committee took place via videoconference on 7 October 2021. The meeting, chaired by CARIFORUM, was attended by representatives from Antigua and Barbuda; Barbados; Belize; The Commonwealth of the Bahamas; The Commonwealth of Dominica; The Dominican Republic; Grenada; The Republic of Guyana; Haiti, Jamaica; Saint…
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