Initiatives designed to create a bigger pool of financial resources into which startup, early-stage and growth businesses in the Caribbean can dip to consolidate their growth and expansion received a significant boost earlier this week when the World Bank Group, together with the Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export), launched LINK-Caribbean, an investment facilitation programme designed to enable early-stage regional entrepreneurs to raise capital from private investors.
The World Bank is reportedly pumping US$1.6 million into the programme as its contribution