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DTSTART:20240522T190000Z
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LOCATION:Bridgetown\, Barbados
SUMMARY:Trade in services for economic diversification: Opportunities and c
 hallenges for the Caribbean Community region
CLASS:PUBLIC
DESCRIPTION:Services-led diversification is critical to economic resilience
  and structural transformation in the CARICOM region. Services trade has b
 een growing in the region\, and many countries rely strongly on service ex
 ports.The session will provide a forum to identify opportunities and chall
 enges in harnessing the potential of trade in services.It will consider ho
 w to strengthen the evidence base and effectiveness of policy action to st
 rengthen the economic resilience of CARICOM countries.It will provide an o
 pportunity for countries to share practices and identify areas for greater
  efforts jointly with trading partner countries and the international comm
 unity.ProgrammeModerator:Jan Yves Rémy\, Director\, Shridath Ramphal Cent
 re\, University of West IndiesSpeakers:Rebeca Grynspan\, Secretary-General
 \, UNCTADChad Blackman\, Minister of Economic Affairs and Investment\, Bar
 badosChantal Ononaiwu\, Director\, External Trade\, Caribbean Community (C
 ARICOM) SecretariatRicardo James\, Head\, Trade Policy Unit\, Organization
  of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) CommissionSheldon Mc Lean\, Coordinato
 r\, Economic Development Unit\, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean
 \, United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean 
 (UN-ECLAC)&lt\;p&gt\;Services-led diversification is critical to economic 
 resilience and structural transformation in the CARICOM region. Services t
 rade has been growing in the region\, and many countries rely strongly on 
 service exports.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;The session will provide a forum to
  identify opportunities and challenges in harnessing the potential of trad
 e in services.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;It will consider how to strengthen th
 e evidence base and effectiveness of policy action to strengthen the econo
 mic resilience of CARICOM countries.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;It will provide
  an opportunity for countries to share practices and identify areas for gr
 eater efforts jointly with trading partner countries and the international
  community.&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;h4&gt\;Programme&lt\;/h4&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;Modera
 tor:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;p&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Jan Yves Rémy&lt\;/strong&gt\;
 \, Director\, Shridath Ramphal Centre\, University of West Indies&lt\;/p&g
 t\;&lt\;p&gt\;Speakers:&lt\;/p&gt\;&lt\;ul&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\
 ;Rebeca Grynspan&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Secretary-General\, UNCTAD&lt\;/li&gt\
 ;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;strong&gt\;Chad Blackman&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Minister of 
 Economic Affairs and Investment\, Barbados&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;st
 rong&gt\;Chantal Ononaiwu&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Director\, External Trade\, C
 aribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt\;&lt\;stro
 ng&gt\;Ricardo James&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Head\, Trade Policy Unit\, Organiz
 ation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Commission&lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;li&gt
 \;&lt\;strong&gt\;Sheldon Mc Lean&lt\;/strong&gt\;\, Coordinator\, Economi
 c Development Unit\, Subregional Headquarters for the Caribbean\, United N
 ations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (UN-ECLAC)&
 lt\;/li&gt\;&lt\;/ul&gt\;\n\nView meeting on unctad.org\nhttps://unctad.or
 g/meeting/trade-services-economic-diversification-opportunities-and-challe
 nges-caribbean-community
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