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Given this reality, Caribbean Export has always sought to
proactively plan and execute interventions to enhance the
capacity of BSOs to deliver services to their local and regional
SMEswithgreater efficiency andeffectiveness. Theseprogramme
activities include: access tofinance, training and certification, and
participation in export development and promotion activities.
BSO Access to Finance
Caribbean Export provides access to finance for BSOs through
its flagship funding programme, the Direct Assistance Grant
Scheme (DAGS), which is funded by the EU under the EDF. To
date, 24 grants were awarded to BSOs. Under the 10th EDF, 17
grants were awarded in comparison to seven (7) under the 9th
EDF. A total of €687,419.86 was awarded to BSOs during the 9th
and 10th EDF.
Enhancing BSO Capacity
Country Allocation of BSOs Receiving DAGS Funding under 9th and 10th EDF
1
Trinidad &
Tobago
2
St.Vincent
& the
Grenadines
4
Jamaica
3
Guyana
2
Grenada
6
Dominican
Republic
1
Dominica
1
Belize
3
Barbados
Antigua &
Barbuda
1