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by Bajan Reporter / December 23rd, 2020
The European Union and CARIFORUM have agreed to top-up by 3.68 million euros (
US $4.4 Mil) the EU-funded Regional Private Sector Development Programme implemented by the Caribbean Export Development Agency. This brings the overall EU support granted to the programme to 27.68 million euros (
US $33 Mil).
The European Union and CARIFORUM upgraded the programme given the unprecedented situation the Caribbean region faced this year as a result of the COVID pandemic. Similarly, the duration of the programme was extended by one year, to end in 2022 (2017-2022).
“With these additional funds for the Caribbean Small and Medium Size Enterprises (