CARIBBEAN-TRADE-CARIFORUM countries examine EPA Standby facility

Apr 12, 2013

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Apr 12, CMC – Caribbean Forum (CARIFORUM) countries have been urged to take advantage of the standby facility for capacity building under the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) that was signed with the European Union in 2008.

Addressing a Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) organised Technical Briefing Meeting on the EPA Standby Facility for Capacity Building, Clairvair Squires, said the facility is intended to assist CARIFORUM states by underpinning national institutional capacities

The senior CDB official CARIFORUM countries, comprising the 15-member Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and The Dominican Republic, typically fall short on account of their size and levels of development.

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