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TRADE MISSION TO GUADELOUPE AND MARTINIQUE

Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Services Industries organized a trade mission to Guadeloupe and Martinique to promote services and facilitate partnerships with local businesses. The mission resulted in successful business meetings, cultural exchanges, and potential projects in various industries.

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TRADE MISSION TO GUADELOUPE AND MARTINIQUE

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  1. TRADE MISSION TO GUADELOUPE AND MARTINIQUE Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Services Industries July 15th – 22nd 2010 6th Meeting of the CARIFORUM/FCOR/OCT Task Force on Trade and Investment October 27th 2010 1

  2. OUTLINE • Mission Participants • Mission Program • Mission Objectives • Mission Outcomes • Challenges • Follow up post mission • TTCSI-FCORs Action Plan • Contacts

  3. Mission PARTICIPANTS • 11 representatives • 4 firms and 5 Associations: • Trinidad and Tobago Entertainment Company (T&T Ent) • Trinidad and Tobago Incoming Tour Operators Association (TTITAO) • Trinidad and Tobago Institute of Architects (TTIA) • Nova Committee of the Trinidad and Tobago Chamber of Industry and Commerce • National Association of Technical Tertiary & Professional educators of Trinidad and Tobago (NATPETT) • In Joy Tours (Tour Operator) • Prudecon Limited (Engineering) • Kenneth Dublin & Architects (Architecture) • Illuminat (ICT)

  4. PROGRAM GUADELOUPE • Meetings with governmental institutions and private sector organizations. • Regional Directorate for International Trade (DRCE) – Direction Regionale pour le Commerce Exterieur • Regional Directorate for Cultural Affairs -(DRAC) Direction régionale des affaires culturelles • Guadeloupe Expansion • Directorate of Communication and International Affairs of the Chambre de Commerce et d’Industrie de Pointe-a-Pitre. • 45 business-to-business meetings. • Conference - Society of Economists of Guadeloupe (SEG): “Exporting and trading with the Caribbean” • Touristic and cultural tours • Cocktail reception

  5. PROGRAM MARTINIQUE • Meeting with meeting with governmental institutions and private sector organizations. • Chambre de Commerce et D’Industrie de la Martinique • Regional Council of Martinique • CGPME Martinique • 40 business-to-business meetings • Touristic and cultural tours • Cocktail reception

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  7. MISSION achievements • Introduction / promotion of services to potential business partners in the FCORs markets; • Provided SMEs with an opportunity to exchange business experience with FCORs companies; • Collaboration between local services providers within the cultural/creative industries sector; • Analysis on opportunities to develop bundled services; • Technology transfer and exchange of know-how • Cultural awareness (Regional)

  8. Outcomes – Projects in the Pipeline • Exchanges of artists performances at various cultural festivals • Hotel Schools exchanges • Children Theatre exchanges • Dance Group exchanges • Exchanges of know-how for cultural events planning • Sharing of training opportunities in entertainment sector • Creation of language learning centres • Familiarisation tours for travel agents and tour operators • Partnerships for Haiti reconstruction efforts • Lobbying efforts for pursuit of MRA negotiations • Study and awareness campaign on use of US and Euro codes for construction sectors • Hosting of incoming trade mission from Guadeloupe • Business enquiries (FCORs companies and T&T Companies) • Partnership proposal from Martiniquan Carnival group

  9. CHALLENGES • Collaboration with partners for B2B and/or logistics planning. • Differences in the common understanding and definition of the term “creative industries”. • Inability to facilitate 12 participants from SLCSI • Lack of information on FCORs markets. • Lack of information on standards requirements

  10. follow-up • De-briefing meeting held 12 days after mission return • Reporting and interaction with the Ministry of Trade and Industry • Follow up questionnaire to be sent by the end of November to all participants • Follow-up mission to Martinique and Guadeloupe (May 2011) • Support to participants for implementation of projects emanating from trade mission

  11. TTCSI - FCORs action plan • Collaborate/network closely with Business Support Organizations & Government Institutions (Eg. MEPO based at TTCSI) • Provide advice and strategies for local companies seeking to enter FCORs markets • Build awareness of opportunities in FCORs markets • Facilitate partnerships between local companies and companies on FCORs markets • Compile a database of services providers and identify those who have exported/are exporting in FCORs markets • Compile a database of trade barriers (FCORs/T&T)

  12. Contact Trinidad and Tobago Coalition of Services Industries 45 Cornelio Street Woodbrook Port of Spain Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Tel:(868) 622-9229 Ext26 Fax:(868) 622-9229 Ext37 Website: www.ttcsi.org Contact: info@ttcsi.org ntewarie@ttcsi.org flouis@ttcsi.org

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