Business View Magazine | May 2020

11 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE MAY 2020 OPENING L INES stream. The webinar series titled Talking Exports: A Crisis Management Series will include topics such as ‘Managing cash flow in the COVID-19 environment’, communications and supply chain management. The current crisis has resulted in an acceleration of our e-learning focus and the Agency’s training workshops will be available on the e-learning platform such as the ProNET series, Services Go Global, Intellectual Property and Competitive Intelligence to name a few. Related to our increased focus on technology as a service delivery mechanism, we are also further developing our business to business portal to provide an online space where Caribbean firms can register to interact with buyers and suppliers. The B2B portal allows firms to post their product and service profiles and Caribbean Export will market the platform to regional and international buyers. The position of the Caribbean in this global environment as the world emerges from this pandemic will be critical. Caribbean Export as the secretariat for the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) will be embarking on an international marketing and promotions campaign to position the region as a viable location for investment post COVID-19. This will be a vital step in building investor confidence and in re-establishing our region as a prime destination for foreign direct investment (FDI). The Caribbean is well positioned in proximity to the United States as a nearshore location for business process outsourcing (BPO) firms looking to expand beyond call centres into new growth areas, such as shared services centres, legal process outsourcing, human resources outsourcing, and finance and accounting outsourcing among others. Outsourcing has been a key area of focus as we implement the Regional Investment Promotion Strategy (RIPS). Given the success and interest attained to date, we continue to believe that the region presents a very compelling case for job creation, particularly among our youth and continued FDI in this area. In summary, as Caribbean Export re-focuses its efforts during the coronavirus (COVID-19)