T&T Launches Trade Mission to Dominica

• Amid the growing concern about foreign exchange constraints in the country, the Trinidad and Tobago Manufacturers' Association (TTMA) is hoping the ongoing trade mission to Dominica will help the situation.
• TTMA Chief Executive Officer Mahindra Ramdeen said he hopes the four-day mission would benefit emerging businesses and the association views Dominica as a distinctive opportunity for both T&T and the Dominican economy.
• T&T's delegation to Dominica – spearheaded by Trade Minister Paula Gopee-Scoon – consists of 29 participants, including 19 companies across the food and beverage, construction, printing and packing, chemical and household, construction and services sectors.
• During the four-day mission, Minister Gopee-Scoon will meet with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Business, Trade and Energy, the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Blue and Green Economy, the Dominica Association of Industry and Commerce, and the Dominica Manufacturers Association.
• The initiative is part of Trinidad and Tobago’s Export Booster Initiative or EBI, a strategic effort designed to increase the value of the country’s non-energy exports over the next three years.

(Source: Trinidad and Tobago Guardian)