Caribbean TradeBeat

Caribbean TradeBeat - the radio magazine - from the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery - aims to make the business of Caribbean trade talks your business. Caribbean TradeBeat keeps you informed and involved, as the CRNM works in the region's main negotiating theatres – from bilateral agreements to the global trade accord governed by the World Trade Organisation, the current Doha round. Hear the voices of the region's business community on how they meet the successes - or challenges - of global free trade and find more on how businesses, large or small, can help forge trade deals for the benefit of the Caribbean private sector - from securing better market access to developing innovative, sunrise industries and services. Write to Caribbean TradeBeat at privatesector@crnm.org. Produced by the CRNM with support from the Multilateral Investment Fund of the Inter-American Development Bank. Presented by Julius Gittens.

Friday, Jul 27, 2007

#88. Going bananas - part two.

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In the conclusion of a two-part special briefing, Dr. Claudius Preville, the CRNM's Trade Advisor to the Eastern Caribbean states, discusses the possible implications of a long-standing dispute over the European Union's banana import regime for a landmark economic partnership agreement (EPA) currently being discussed with the European Union. He reveals the pros and cons of preferential access in today's global trade system. TradeSpeak outlines the role of the World Trade Organisation's Dispute Settlement Body - DSB - and its timeline for adjudicating the banana issue. Part two of two.

Posted by Caribbean TradeBeat at 12:19 PM |

Friday, Jul 20, 2007

#87. The US goes bananas...

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In the first of a two-part special briefing, Dr. Claudius Preville, the CRNM's Trade Advisor to the Eastern Caribbean states, gives the background to the long-standing dispute over the European Union's import regime that offers preferences to the Caribbean export. He outlines the region's defensive posture as the United States mounts a fresh challenge at the World Trade Organisation. TradeSpeak spells out an FTA - Free Trade Agreement. Part one of two.

Posted by Caribbean TradeBeat at 12:00 PM |

Friday, Jul 13, 2007

#86. More than a comical calypso

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A popular radio jingle promotes an increasingly popular commodity in Barbados. Agriculturalist James Paul, who contributed to a CRNM Private Sector Trade Brief on pork, says supermarket owner Senator Andrew Bynoe's "proper pork" ad campaign has led to pork's revival with rising sales and production, pointing out a meaty opportunity for Caribbean farmers and processors. TradeSpeak addresses sanitary and phytosanitary concerns. Part of 2 of 2.

Posted by Caribbean TradeBeat at 12:00 PM |

Friday, Jul 06, 2007

#85. Proper perspective on pork...

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The latest on a new study of the Caribbean's pork industry, worth close to 20 million US dollars to farmers, butchers, processors – and Caribbean tables, in the first of a two-part chat with a contributor to the CRNM's trade brief on pork - Barbadian agriculturalist James Paul. And later in the programme – TradeSpeak – guides you through the CRNM's Private Sector Trade Briefs. Part one of two.

Posted by Caribbean TradeBeat at 12:00 PM |