Relevant Web Resources


Resources have been catagorized as follows:

ACP Business Climate facility (BizClim)

The ACP Business Climate facility (BizClim) is an EU funded initiative under the Cotonou Agreement. The Facility is essentially about 'improving legislation, institutional set up and financial measures (the rules of the game) relating to the enabling environment of the private sector in ACP countries or regions and to the reform of SOEs - and to do so by focusing on possible support to ACP governments or regional institutions'.
 
ACP Sugar Group

Region(s): ACP
Topic(s): TRADE AGREEMENTS 
Caribbean Export

The Caribbean Export Development Agency is dedicated to helping Caribbean enterprises increase their international competitiveness and export-earning capabilities. The site provides several different publications and the IS MAX Newsletter with the most recent developments.
Region(s): Central Africa
Topic(s): TRADE AGREEMENTS 
CBI-Centre for the Promotion of Imports from Developing Countries

CBI's mission is to contribute to the economic development of developing countries by strengthening the competitiveness of companies from those countries on the EU market. CBI considers social values and compliance with the most relevant environmental requirements to be an integral part of its policy and activities.
Region(s): ACP
Topic(s): TRADE AGREEMENTS 
COLEACP-Europe-Africa-Caribbean-Pacific-Liaison Committee for the promotion of ACP horticultural exp
Also available in French
The COLEACP is an inter-professional association of exporters, importers and other stakeholders of the EU-ACP horticultural trade.
 
EBCAM - European Business Council for Africa and the Mediterranean

The EBCAM brings together European investors and other operators engaged in economic activity in the African continent, and it works for a close cooperation between the European private sector and African countries, in particular the private sector.
 
Manchester Trade, Ltd.

Region(s): ACP
Topic(s): TRADE AGREEMENTS 
NEPAD Business Group

NEPAD Business Group comprises leading business organisations who have a broad constituency - both inside and outside Africa - and are committed to helping the continent realise its full economic potential. The group will act as a medium between NEPAD and private companies who support its aims. The group will share information on trade and investment opportunities in Africa and encourage private sector involvement in sustainable development projects.
 
PIBN-Pacific Islands Business Network

Region(s): Caribbean
Topic(s): TRADE AGREEMENTS 
Southern African Enterprise Network

The SAEN is part of a pan-African association known as the ENTERPRISE NETWORK that brings together new generation African entrepreneurs who seek to improve the business climate in their home countries and to foster regional trade and investment in their geographic sub-regions.
 
Sugaronline

Sugaronline is an independent guide to the sugar industry with expert commentary on key sugar issues, breaking news stories and sugar market prices as well as technical articles on sugar processing, interactive discussion forums and extensive archives.
Region(s): ACP
Topic(s): TRADE AGREEMENTS 
The Briefing Room - trade bibliography

The mission of the Briefing Room is to provide credible, vital and timely trade-related information to the Jamaican business community which will assist with firm-level decision-making and will engender proactivity in businesspersons with regards to trade negotiations. It is a Project of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce.
Region(s): ACP
Topic(s): TRADE AGREEMENTS