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the region that this intervention was
executed.
In July 2014, the Agency supported the
participation of 11 IPA representatives
in a regional workshop on Fostering
Green FDI Opportunities in Latin
America and the Caribbean in Bogota,
Colombia. Caribbean Export facilitated
the mission with the aim of increasing
awarenessof regional and international
stakeholders on the role that Agency,
Caribbean IPAs, and CAIPA play in
the attraction of FDI projects to the
Caribbean. The delegation met with
brand managers in Colombia to discuss
their image building campaigns. The
Caribbean IPA representatives also
had an opportunity to engage with
workshop participants to share the
initiativesbeingundertaken topromote
green FDI within their territories.
IPA professionals also received training
on the good practices in the design and
implementation of a NIPS. The two-
day training, which built on a series
of activities by Caribbean Export to
enhance the capacity of regional IPA
professionals, was delivered with the
aim of providing guidance to those
countries that are in the process of
designing, and to support those who
were at the stage of implementing
said Strategy. Overall, 14 IPAs received
training, in addition to using the
opportunity to network with regional
and international counterparts.
In June 2015, Caribbean Export in
collaboration with CAIPA, hosted a
workshop in Saint Lucia, aimed at assisting CAIPA members in the development
of a Reinvestment Strategy, which essentially targets investments from existing
investors, and creates linkages in the domestic economy between investors and
local suppliers. The workshop formed a part of initiatives being undertaken with
support from IDB under a Regional Public Goods Programme entitled “Support
for FDI in the Caribbean”. The objective of this project was to assist regional IPAs
in the positioning of the Caribbean as a location for FDI and present the region
as a single investment destination. Outcomes of this workshop included the
development of strategies within regional IPAs to address the needs of existing
investors, as well as the provision of assistance in the expansion plans across the
Caribbean. Twenty-two (22) IPA professionals participated in the
training session.
ENHANCING COMPETITIVENESS
AND PROMOTING INNOVATION