The Terms of Reference for this concept paper demands a very short document, on a very broad topic, with very little published material to be presented in 5 minutes to a knowlegeable audience. Direct and desk research tapping the resources of the
Internet, personnel from CRNM, CEDA, Trinidad & Tobago Coalition of Services, DFID, CDB and Scientific Information Services (SIS) Ltd was conducted. The following is a snapshot of continuing research which it is hoped will generate intense discussion.
Development of the Services Sector
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A regional Symposium on services
CARICOM Secretariat Regional Symposium on Services Antigua & Barbuda
Banking Services in CARICOM - Professor Roland Craigwell Department of Economics University of the West Indies Cave Hill Campus Barbados
This paper in addition to highlighting such vulnerabilities, speaks specifically to developmental considerations, which in the context of a broad policy framework can play a significant role in the strengthening of entities functioning within the services economy, but more specifically emphasizes the need to quickly adopt an integrative approach to structured growth of the sector through the establishment and actualization of systems, technical programs and other practical measures at the organizational level.