Expanding Global Services Exports in the Caribbean
1. Build specific capacity for the global services sector through the finishing school mechanism, and promote links between educational institutions and the private sector. 2. Improve existing knowledge on the market potential of the offshoring services industry in the Caribbean, especially in Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, by means of pilot projects including market intelligence and promotion activities for targeted industries with demonstrated comparative advantages. 3. Increase awareness among public officials and representatives from the private sector in the region on a roadmap of specific human capital and regulatory updates needed to maximize the commercial opportunities available in global offshoring services sectors.

Project Detail

Country

Regional

Project Number

RG-T2055

Approval Date

June 13, 2012

Project Status

Closed

Project Type

Technical Cooperation

Sector

TRADE

Subsector

TRADE

Lending Instrument

-

Lending Instrument Code

-

Modality

-

Facility Type

-

Environmental and Social Impact Category (ESIC)

Category C: Likely to cause minimal or no negative environmental and associated social impacts

Total Cost

USD 350,000.00

Country Counterpart Financing

USD 0.00

Original Amount Approved

USD 350,000.00
Financial Information
Operation Number Lending Type Reporting Currency Reporting Date Signed Date Fund Financial Instrument
ATN/AT-13277-RG Sovereign Guaranteed USD - United States Dollar Aid for Trade Strategic Thematic Fund Nonreimbursable
Operation Number ATN/AT-13277-RG
  • Lending Type: Sovereign Guaranteed
  • Reporting Currency: USD - United States Dollar
  • Reporting Date:
  • Signed Date:
  • Fund: Aid for Trade Strategic Thematic Fund
  • Financial Instrument: Nonreimbursable