US-CARICOM Trade & Investment Relations Webinar Series 3
US-CARICOM Trade & Investment Relations Webinar Series 3 Author: Please join the SRC/US Embassy/CPC for our third and final webinar in our series on US-CARICOM Trade and Investment Relations. The webinar will be held on Friday 2 September from 10:30 am to 12 noon EST. Register for the webinar at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cGtRSOS7RMqxEkfZNjcSjA This webinar will explore how the US-CARICOM Trade and Investment Council (TIC) under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) of 2013 can be used to promote more focused negotiations between the U.S. and CARICOM. Special focus on the US-Uruguay TIC (2008) as a best practice benchmarking experience with its five times increase in bilateral trade and src trade blog August 15, 2022 Please join the SRC/US Embassy/CPC for our third and final webinar in our series on US-CARICOM Trade and Investment Relations. The webinar will be held on Friday 2 September from 10:30 am to 12 noon EST. Register for the webinar at: https://zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_cGtRSOS7RMqxEkfZNjcSjA This webinar will explore how the US-CARICOM Trade and Investment Council (TIC) under the Trade and Investment Framework Agreement (TIFA) of 2013 can be used to promote more focused negotiations between the U.S. and CARICOM. Special focus on the US-Uruguay TIC (2008) as a best practice benchmarking experience with its five times increase in bilateral trade and two times increase in US FDI into Uruguay between 2008-2016 and into the present. Recent Trade Blogs Webinar Recording – Industrial Policy and Regional Cooperation Watch Now: “An Evening with Sir Shridath Ramphal” SRC Policy Brief – A Sustainable and Inclusive Trade Agenda for CARICOM Crafting Gender-Responsive Trade Policies SRC Director Featured on Morning Barbados Remaking Trade Project – Villars Framework for a Sustainable Global Trade System 3rd Annual Distinguished Owen S. Arthur Memorial (DOSAM) Lecture Series – Sept 28, 2023 Boosting CARIFORUM’s Trade Capacity Through Skills Training and Investment Why the Bridgetown Initiative on Climate Finance is Good For Trade Pound Volatility’s Implications for Caribbean Tourism and Trade
The Importance of the WTO
Remorno Hamilton$*Pursuing the Masters in International Trade Policy offered by the Shridath Ramphal Centre for International Trade Law, Policy and Services at the University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus was definitely a great idea, and certainly one of my best life decisions to date. However, adding the study tour to Geneva…
WTO MC 12 Outcomes: What do they mean for the Caribbean?
Alicia Nicholls$*Much of the trade policy world released a collective sigh of relief when on June 17 it was announced that ministers and delegates at the World Trade Organisation (WTO)’s Twelfth Ministerial Conference (MC12) had reached an agreement. MC12 had been postponed for two years due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic. Negotiators worked…
Study Tour 2022
Study Tour 2022 Author: [vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The students of the MITP programme have concluded their two-week study tour to Geneva which was suspended the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The students, accompanied by SRC Director Dr Jan Yves Remy and MITP Administrator Mrs Desiree Evelyn, visited various Geneva-based international institutions, including the World Trade Organization (WTO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the International Trade Centre (ITC), the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), the Advisory Centre on World Trade Organization Law (ACWL), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and other trade related organizations. They also had short internships in Gallery July 11, 2022 The students of the MITP programme have concluded their two-week study tour to Geneva which was suspended the last two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The students, accompanied by SRC Director Dr Jan Yves Remy and MITP Administrator Mrs Desiree Evelyn, visited various Geneva-based international institutions, including the World Trade Organization (WTO), the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the International Trade Centre (ITC), the International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD), the Advisory Centre on World Trade Organization Law (ACWL), the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) and other trade related organizations. They also had short internships in CARICOM and small state missions. We at the SRC thank our partners for making the tour a success.
Transforming the “C” in “LAC” to Combat Global Trade Headwinds
Alicia Nicholls and Dr. Jan Yves Remy$*For geographic purposes and statistical convenience, the Caribbean sub-region is often subsumed under the umbrella of Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC). Despite some improvements, it too often seems as though the “C” in “LAC” is little more than an extra letter given the negligible attention devoted to…
The 9th Summit of the Americas as a Reset for CARICOM-US Economic Relations
Dr. Jan Yves Remy$*Whatever one might think of the politics of the Ninth Summit of the Americas due to take place 6-10 June in Los Angeles, one thing is incontrovertible: for CARICOM leaders, the hemispheric meeting is an opportunity to upgrade economic and trade relations with the United States, at the highest levels. We must not squander it…
Is this the CARICOM we want at fifty?
Dr. Kai-Ann Skeete$*Forty-nine years ago, regional Prime Ministers agreed to the establishment of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). Since then the region has had numerous successes and advancements in deepening regional integration. As the region counts down to CARICOM’s 50th Anniversary, the author is pondering: What is in store for CARICOM at 50? Will…
Faculty of Social Science (FSS) Open Week – May 23-27, 2022
Faculty of Social Science (FSS) Open Week – May 23-27, 2022 Author: Join the Faculty of Social Sciences during their Open Week Series of Activities, May 23 – 27, 2022. We invite you to especially tune into the daily ‘Mornin Barbados’ features on CBC TV8 from 6:00 a.m. and the radio programmes on Monday, Tuesday and Friday. src trade blog May 23, 2022 Join the Faculty of Social Sciences during their Open Week Series of Activities, May 23 – 27, 2022. We invite you to especially tune into the daily ‘Mornin Barbados’ features on CBC TV8 from 6:00 a.m. and the radio programmes on Monday, Tuesday and Friday. Recent Trade Blogs Webinar Recording – Industrial Policy and Regional Cooperation Watch Now: “An Evening with Sir Shridath Ramphal” SRC Policy Brief – A Sustainable and Inclusive Trade Agenda for CARICOM Crafting Gender-Responsive Trade Policies SRC Director Featured on Morning Barbados Remaking Trade Project – Villars Framework for a Sustainable Global Trade System 3rd Annual Distinguished Owen S. Arthur Memorial (DOSAM) Lecture Series – Sept 28, 2023 Boosting CARIFORUM’s Trade Capacity Through Skills Training and Investment Why the Bridgetown Initiative on Climate Finance is Good For Trade Pound Volatility’s Implications for Caribbean Tourism and Trade
US Trade and Investment Webinar – Webinar 2
US Trade and Investment Webinar – Webinar 2 Author: The SRC, in collaboration with the US Embassy to Bridgetown (Barbados) and the Caribbean Policy Consortium, for the second in our three-part webinar series on “US-CARICOM Trade and Investment Relations.” The webinar will be held Thursday 19 May, 2022 (11 am-12:30 noon EST) via Zoom, entitled “Exploring Business Opportunities for and with the Private Sector – A Transactional Focus.” Click here to register. src lunch time chats May 12, 2022 The SRC, in collaboration with the US Embassy to Bridgetown (Barbados) and the Caribbean Policy Consortium, for the second in our three-part webinar series on “US-CARICOM Trade and Investment Relations.” The webinar will be held Thursday 19 May, 2022 (11 am-12:30 noon EST) via Zoom, entitled “Exploring Business Opportunities for and with the Private Sector – A Transactional Focus.” Click here to register.
A Call for Young Professionals to Transition Into the CSME as Entrepreneurs
Dr. Kai-Ann Skeete$*The last time I wrote this column, my simple advice was to brace for impact…major disruption to your yuletide season. In an effort not to sound repetitive, my advice now is to buckle down and make the CARICOM Single Market (CSM) work for you as an entrepreneur…