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Program in the Dominican Republic (FLACSO-RD) and DIGECOOM, facilitated a
series of business meetings for Dominican Republic private sector on CARICOM-
DR Trade and Economic Relations. Held fromFebruary 22-25, 2015 the discussions
were facilitated by Sir Ronald Sanders, Senior Research Fellow at the Institute of
Commonwealth Studies in the UK, with the aim of promoting an open discussion
on the challenges and opportunities in CARICOM and Dominican Republic
cooperation and trade. The initiative comprised a business breakfast, dialogue
with business support organisations and the Dominican Republic private sector
to discuss the overall business and investment climate in CARIFORUM, meetings
with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and a lecture on CARICOM-DR relations
STRENGTHENING
CARIBBEAN EXPORT’S
INSTITUTIONAL CAPACITY
INTERVENTION
LOGIC
OBJECTIVELY VERIFIABLE
INDICATORS
SOURCES OF
VERIFICATION
RESULTS ACHIEVED
Caribbean Export’s
institutional capacity to
implement trade and
investment programmes
in the region is
strengthened
5
• No. of operational
strategies developed in
support of strategic plan
(target=5)
• No. of staff members
recruited to support
programme
implementation
• No. of MOUs singed
between
Caribbean Export and
donor organisations for
increased cooperation
• % of private sector
members re-engaged
and optimistic
about regional private
sector development
• Caribbean Export
Strategic Plan
• HR Reports/Contracts
• Internal Reports
• Cooperation
Agreements
Qualitative/perception
surveys
• 4 operational
strategies
developed for HR,
PR/Communication,
ICT and M&E.
• 42 staff members
recruited in
Management,
Technical and
Administrative posts
• 7 MOUs signed with
donor organisation
for increased
coordination
• 66% of private
sector members
reengaged and
optimistic about
regional private
sector development
at the Universidad Iberoamericana
(UNIBE). Outcomes of these meetings
included the reinforced knowledge of
the Dominican Republic private sector
about their CARIFORUM counterparts,
and increased networking between
CARICOM
and
the
Dominican
Republic.
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The Contribution Agreement refers to export development programming and CAIPA in this context, but not consistently.
STRONGER TRADE AND INVESTMENT RELATIONS
BETWEEN CARIFORUM, FCORS AND OCTS