EU grant to boost export readiness of creative industries, agro-processing  

Joachim Vedsted Jakobsen speaking at the launching. Seated from left are: Lance Hinds, Percival Marie of CARIFORUM, Ruel Johnson of the Ministry of Education and Vishnu Doerga, chairman of the GCCI

Local entrepreneurs are preparing to tap a US$226,195 grant that the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has given to the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) to enhance “export readiness of enterprises in creative industries, particularly music, arts and craft and agro-processing.”

Joachim Vedsted Jakobsen speaking at the launching. Seated from left are: Lance Hinds, Percival Marie of CARIFORUM, Ruel Johnson of the Ministry of Education and Vishnu Doerga, chairman of the GCCI
Joachim Vedsted Jakobsen speaking at the launching. Seated from left are: Lance Hinds, Percival Marie of CARIFORUM, Ruel Johnson of the Ministry of Education and Vishnu Doerga, chairman of the GCCI

At the launching of the project on Friday, Chair-man of the Trade & Invest-ment Committee of the GCCI Lance Hinds said the participants would receive assistance to develop export development plans that would outline the strategies and actions required to successfully enter the targeted market.

The grant, which was provided through the CARIFORUM-EU, Eco-nomic Partnership Agree-ment (EPA) and Standby Facility for Capacity Building under the 10th European Development Fund, would go towards the cost of “improving competitiveness in