Caricom trade body, private sector agree structured partnership needed

Caricom trade ministers and the regional business community highlighted the importance of a structured partnership on the second and final day of the 38th Meeting of the Council for Trade and Economic Development (COTED) at the Pegasus Hotel last week.

The meeting which included representative bodies of the private sector, examined integration at work through the private sector; the establishment of a conducive environment for business, trade and growth of the private sector, and by extension development of the Community, focusing on key issues such as transportation for people, goods and services to move throughout the Region; ease of doing business in the Region, Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) to improve efficiencies and competencies, and the effective utilization of the Caricom Single Market and Economy as a single space, a press release from the Caricom Secretariat said. Public-private partnerships were also discussed.

“Both sides acknowledged the utility of a mature and structured partnership in