Access to Finance: Examining Non-Traditional Platforms for Funding

3. Diaspora Financing

Key Findings

85% would be interested in investing in businesses back home

Willingness to invest across the region outside of home country

Interest in investing in non-traditional sectors such as ICT

However, only 13% of respondents have invested in a Caribbean-based business

Major Obstacles

infoDev study published in 2013

Lack of visibility into deal flow

Trusted local investors/validators

Complex regulatory environment

Based on the results of a survey of 850 Caribbean diaspora members