CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC – A commerce mission from Martinique and Guadeloupe has ended a go to right here because the French islands proceed strengthening their integration into the Organisation of Japanese Caribbean States (OECS).
The Chambers of Commerce organized the commerce mission and introduced 18 corporations from the 2 islands to St. Lucia because the French companies sought alternatives and enlargement into the island.
Accompanying the commerce delegation had been officers of the Guadeloupe-based CARO heart (Centre d’Arbitrage Régional OHADAC/OHADAC Regional Arbitration Heart), which offers companies of mediation, arbitration and different modes of battle options in authorized proceedings.
The CARO heart performed a workshop on the authorized elements of funding in St.Lucia.
The St. Lucia-based French Ambassador to Japanese Caribbean and Barbados, Francis Etienne, highlighted the macroeconomic panorama influencing commerce between the English and French islands.
He stated lower than three p.c of the mixed exports from Martinique and Guadeloupe head to St. Lucia. Likewise, lower than one p.c of products imported to those islands originate from Castries.
“The potential for enchancment is infinite…something we will do to help enterprise is critical however, extra importantly, important,” the diplomat stated.
President of the Worldwide Enterprise Fee on the Guadeloupe Chamber of Commerce, Mrs. Christelle Boucard, famous the “growing curiosity of Guadeloupean corporations for his or her Caribbean neighbors, not solely on the cultural facet but in addition from a enterprise standpoint.”
She stated the Guadeloupe Chamber of Commerce is ready to deliver its “help, experience, and monetary means to those exchanges as a result of over time to return, we should strengthen our partnerships with St. Lucia, our neighbor of solely 220 miles.”
President of the St. Lucia Chamber of Commerce, Brian Louisy, highlighted the significance of strengthening the partnerships between native companies and their French counterparts whereas reaffirming the non-public sector’s continued help of the initiative.
Pablo Rosine, a Martinique Chamber of Commerce and Business board member, strengthened this dedication.
A networking session over the weekend adopted the joint export mission.
The delegation additionally engaged with Make investments Saint Lucia concerning the nation’s enterprise panorama.
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