Keen, it seems, to make a meaningful mark in what now appears to be an accelerating process in pursuit of the strengthening of business ties between Africa and the Caribbean, a delegation from Caribbean Export returned to the Caribbean recently, from Ghana, with three signed Memoranda, part of a hoped-for foundation that will support increased trade between the region and Ghana.
What was termed a Caribbean-West Africa Trade Mission to Ghana was undertaken in an effort to foster further collaboration with Ghana and to explore trade opportunities between Ghana and the Caribbean. Having styled itself “the regional trade and investment promotion agency,” its focus being on “building a resilient Caribbean by providing cutting-edge and high-impact support to the private sector,” the entity’s sojourn in Africa is likely to enhance its value as a key regional development organization. The MOU’s signed between Caribbean Export and various Ghanaian organizations will, a statement on the visit said, ”enhance collaboration and trade relations.