![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Produced by the World Bank, the Doing Business Report presents quantitative indicators on business regulation and the protection of property rights that can be compared across 190 economies. “We are actually working very hard with the World Bank on a specific agenda, on a specific menu of steps, which will take us into the top 10,” she said.Ī part of the process will be to make the “permitting and approvals process easier, which is really critical,” Edwards said. Meanwhile, the JAMPRO head said plans are in the offing to position Jamaica in the top 10 of Doing Business. We need a programme to position Jamaican cuisine, music and the whole lifestyle as a vehicle to sell our products,” she said. There are about 20 to 30 music festivals in Europe. “Jamaican music is also another huge opportunity, which we have never used to promote Jamaican products. Since the signing of the CARIFORUM-EU EPA on October 15, 2008, Jamaica's trade with the EU has declined by 67 per cent.Įdwards is recommending branding locally produced goods as “authentic Jamaican” to be marketed in Europe. We have many food producers who have been producing unique and interesting items,” Edwards said at a CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) workshop, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston today, October 2.īrought into effect on December 29, 2008, the EPA applies duty-free-quota-free market access to all products from CARIFORUM countries, except arms. So, we have coffee, which can become a value-added product. “We need to diversify away from commodities like banana and sugar into value- added products. KINGSTON, Jamaica (JIS) - Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) President, Diane Edwards, says more value-added products need to be exported to the European Union (EU) to reverse the decline in trade with the bloc. At centre is Head of Cooperation of the European Union (EU) Delegation to Jamaica, Ricard Bardia Divins. Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) President, Diane Edwards (right), shares a light moment with Advisor of Market Intelligence at the Caribbean Export Development Agency, Zamani Moodie (left), at a CARIFORUM-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) workshop, held at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston on October 2. ![]()
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