Government and business officials in Barbados and other regional states are being urged to ramp up their efforts to build more resilient economies.The call came as one of the Caribbean’s leading promotion and investment agencies pushes for greater foreign direct investment in some key sectors in the region.On Tuesday, the Caribbean Export Development Agency officially launched the Caribbean Investment Forum, which is scheduled to take place in Trinidad from November 8 to 11 and is expected to be one of the largest face-to-face gatherings of business officials in the Caribbean since 2019.During the launching ceremony, Manager of Competitiveness and Export Promotion at Caribbean Export, Dr Damie Sinanan stressed the importance of building more resilient and diversified economies in the region.“The COVID-19 pandemic has taught us that it cannot be business as usual, not only in the Caribbean region but globally. We have to think differently, we have to act differently, we have to diversify our economies and focus on innovation, green energy, build resilience and build sustainability because we don’t know what the future holds for us,” he said.
