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Caribbean Export, the CARIFORUM Directorate and the EU support firms in Leveraging the EPA
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, July 13, 2017. Supporting CARIFORUM firms to leverage the CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) is at the forefront of the Caribbean Export Development Agency’s work programme as they implement the 11th EDF Regional Private Sector Development Programme (RPSDP)…
Manchester mayor demands bigger Brexit role for English regions [Cayman Islands slammed]
By CHARLIE COOPER From Politico Andy Burnham says UK regions need more influence to avoid ‘London-centric’ Brexit. LONDON — England’s regions must be granted “a permanent seat at the Brexit table,” Greater Manchester Mayor and former Labour Minister Andy Burnham…
Caribbean Export expands the Regional Angel Investor Network (RAIN) into the Dominican Republic and Haiti
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic 28th June, 2017. The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) has commenced their expansion of the Angel investment footprint within the Dominican Republic and Haiti following the hosting of the first Bi-National Angel Investment workshop in…
German Finance Minister: British people were endlessly lied to about Brexit
Reuters From Business Insider BERLIN (Reuters) – German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble said on Friday that Britons were lied to during the campaign before the Brexit referendum last year and he lashed out at those behind the ‘Out’ campaign for…
Accountants Face Fines for Aggressive Corporate Tax Planning Under Draft EU Law
By REUTERS From The New York Times BRUSSELS — Tax advisers in the European Union risk fines for helping companies to cut their tax bills by shifting profits to low-tax countries, if proposed new EU legislation gets approval. Under the…
Improving Turkey’s investment climate key to growth, says World Bank Report
Regional Investment Climate Assessment for Turkey Project closes with a series of data and analysis required to develop good policies ANKARA, June 14, 2017 – The Ministry of Development, the Central Finance and Contracts Unit, the Delegation of the European…
UK: Tory-led Coalition with the Democratic Unionist Party – A focus on the DUP Agenda
From WN After today’s meeting with Queen Elizabeth II, UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced plans for her continued leadership, and forthcoming Tory-led coalition with Northern Ireland’s Democratic Unionist Party, multiple media reports said. After gaining 10 seats in the…
Promoting regional trade at Agroalimentaria
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, May 30, 2017. Regional trade is a key component for economic stability across the Caribbean, and greater trade from the agricultural sector could significantly contribute towards the lowering of the regions food import bill from outside of the…
The Illusion of the French Elections
By Isidoros Karderinis The election of the Europeanist Macron, who is a real child of the banking system and of the forces of globalization, to the presidency of France has prevented, on the one hand, the automatic activation of the…
CARICOM to review import taxes
By Bert Wilkinson The 15-nation Caribbean trade bloc is undertaking a complete review of its import taxes regime into the regional free market including poultry and agriculture products from the United States in the wake of a plethora of requests…
