Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies
The Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) is a contingent of 24 national state-owned Investment promotion agencies situated in the Caribbean or Latin American regions.[1][2][3] Founded in 2007 in Kingston, Jamaica as a partnership between the European Union and CARIFORUM,[4] today the member countries in the association, consisting not only of independent states but also representation from the Dutch and British Overseas Territories.[5][6]
History
Until 2023 CAIPA has been under the regional body known as Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) which served as the secretariat of CAIPA.[7][8] Funding has been under partnership as a Regional Private Sector Development Programme (RPSDP) funded by the European Union under the 10th European Development Fund.
Network and affiliations
| Host country | Host city | Body[9][10] | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Valley | Ministry | [11] | |
| St. John's | Antigua and Barbuda Investment Authority | [12] | |
| Oranjestad | Aruba Investment Agency (ARINA)[13] | [14] | |
| Nassau | Bahamas Investment Authority | [15] | |
| Bridgetown | Invest Barbados[16] | [17] | |
| Belmopan | Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE)[18] | [19] | |
| Hamilton | Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA) | [20] | |
| Georgetown | Ministry | [21] | |
| Willemstad | Curaçao Investment and Export Promotion Agency (CINEX)[22] | [23] | |
| Roseau | Invest Dominica Authority | [24] | |
| Santo Domingo | Export and Investment Center of the Dominican Republic (ProDominicana) | [25] | |
| St. George's | Grenada Investment Development Corporation (GIDC)[26] | [27] | |
| Georgetown | Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) | [28] | |
| Ouest, Port-au-Prince | Center for Facilitation of Investments (CFI)[29] | [30] | |
| Kingston | Jamaica Promotions Corporation Ltd. (JAMPRO) | [31] | |
| Brades | Montserrat Invest | [32] | |
| Charlestown | Nevis Investment Promotion Agency (NIPA) | [33] | |
| Castries | Invest Saint Lucia[34] | [35] | |
| Kingstown | Invest SVG | [36] | |
| Philipsburg | Ministry | [37] | |
| Paramaribo | Suriname Investment and Trade Agency (SITA) | [38] | |
| Port of Spain | InvesTT | [39] | |
| Providenciales | Invest Turks and Caicos | [40] |
Of aforementioned IPA entities above : Barbados, Bermuda, Curaçao, Dominican Republic, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, and the Turks & Caicos Islands are also Member IPAs of the global World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies.[41]
See also
References
- ↑ Staff writer (2026). "Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA)". UIA Global Civil Society Database. uia.org. Brussels, Belgium: Union of International Associations. Yearbook of International Organizations Online. Retrieved 16 January 2026.
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- ↑ "Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) >> globalEDGE: Your source for Global Business Knowledge". globaledge.msu.edu.
- ↑ "CAIPA and Caribbean Export focus on implementing a Regional Investment Promotion Strategy". November 24, 2014.
- ↑ "Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) | Devex". www.devex.com.
- ↑ "The Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies". businessviewcaribbean.com.
- ↑ "Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) Annual General Assembly 2012: New Board of Directors". The Bajan Reporter. December 8, 2012.
- ↑ "CAIPA's 2023 Year in Review: Full of Growth, Collaboration, and Achievements! – Caribbean American Weekly Newspaper".
- ↑ "Meet Our Members". CAIPA. 2024. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ↑ Regional Workshop on Strategic Investment Promotion for the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies, CAIPA
- ↑ "Government of Anguilla | Department of Economic Development". www.gov.ai.
- ↑ "Antigua and Barbuda Investment Authority".
- ↑ www.goldenshovelagency.com, -Golden Shovel Agency. "Aruba: Investment Profile". www.investincaribbean.org.
- ↑ "Home". Invest in Aruba.
- ↑ "Bahamas Investment Authority". www.bahamas.gov.bs.
- ↑ www.goldenshovelagency.com, -Golden Shovel Agency. "Barbados Investment Profile". www.investincaribbean.org.
- ↑ "Grenada Investment Profile". www.investincaribbean.org.
- ↑ "Belize Trade and Investment Development Service | ITC Benchmarking for Trade". www.itcbenchmarking.org.
- ↑ "About Us - BELTRAIDE". May 2, 2025.
- ↑ "Homepage | Bermuda BDA". Bermuda.
- ↑ "The Department of Commerce & Investment - DCI". Department of Commerce & Investment.
- ↑ www.goldenshovelagency.com, -Golden Shovel Agency. "Curaçao: Investment Profile". www.investincaribbean.org.
- ↑ "Home". CINEX Foundation.
- ↑ "Invest Dominica Authority – Investment | Tourism | Marketing | Advertising".
- ↑ "ProDominicana". www.prodominicana.gob.do.
- ↑ www.goldenshovelagency.com, -Golden Shovel Agency. "Grenada: Investment Profile". www.investincaribbean.org.
- ↑ "Grenada Investment Development Corporation".
- ↑ "Invest & Export in Guyana's Rapidly Growing Economy with the Guyana Office for Investment". www.guyanainvest.gov.gy.
- ↑
- ↑ "Center for Facilitation of Investments (CFI)".
- ↑ "Home". Do Business Jamaica.
- ↑ "Montserrat Invest".
- ↑ "Home". www.investnevis.org.
- ↑ www.goldenshovelagency.com, -Golden Shovel Agency. "Saint Lucia: Investment Profile". www.investincaribbean.org.
- ↑ "Invest Saint Lucia – Make It Your Own".
- ↑ "Welcome to Invest SVG - Invest SVG". April 13, 2017.
- ↑ "Home | Government of Sint Maarten Website". www.sintmaartengov.org.
- ↑ "Home New". Sita.
- ↑ "Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Agency in Trinidad & Tobago | InvesTT". www.investt.co.tt.
- ↑ "Invest Turks and Caicos".
- ↑