The Government of Barbados and the African Export-Import Bank have announced the first-ever Africa-Caribbean Trade and Investment Forum scheduled to take place in Bridgetown, Barbados, from Aug. 31 to Sept. 3, 2022.
This is to bolster bilateral cooperation and increase engagement in trade, investment, technology transfer, innovation, tourism, culture, and other sectors, a statement from Afreximbank said. The Honourable Mia Amor Mottley, Prime Minister of Barbados, said that Barbados was especially pleased to be hosting ACTIF2022, which will be a major step towards strengthening relations between Africa and CARICOM.
“I am confident that ACTIF2022 will connect our peoples and result in an increased flow of goods and services between our two regions – and overall, wider cooperation,” Mottley affirmed. “Following the step taken on Sept. 7, 2021, by the African and Caribbean Heads of State and Government at their summit where they renewed their commitment to revitalise the relationship, ACTIF2022 is the next logical stride, using the power of trade to reconnect the two regions.
Participants at ACTIF2022 would include African and Caribbean Heads of State, senior government representatives, business leaders, representatives of business associations, development agencies, multilateral finance institutions, think-tanks and research institutions from Africa and the Caribbean.
Economic integration is key!!!