(a)
Full implementation of the five regimes7 under the CSM (e.g. advancing free
movement of Community Nationals and free movement of Skilled Community
Nationals in keeping with Articles 45 and 46 of the Revised Treaty; with a focus
on youth and emerging skills) and advancing the macro-economic policy agenda
to support production, growth and development including:
(b)
i.
Market integration and removing barriers and gaining compliance across
all Member States with the various arrangements;
ii.
Harmonisation of the legislative and regulatory environment to
enhance/enable regional integration as per Article 74 of the Revised
Treaty;
iii.
Advancement of other areas under Article 239 e.g. electronic commerce;
iv.
Macroeconomic convergence and policy coordination and harmonization;
Address the constraints to intra-regional trade with a view to increasing the level
of intra-CARICOM trade beyond the current level which presently accounts for
between 13% to 16% of total intra-regional trade;
(c)
Promotion
for
increased
utilization
of
CSME
arrangements
by
target
beneficiaries;
(d)
2.
Fuller participation by the private sector especially for production integration.
ECN 2 - Integrate into the Global Economy (enhanced Trade and Investment);
Position the Region to meet the challenges and opportunities of the changing global
environment and to achieve one of the objectives articulated in the Revised Treaty,
namely the expansion of trade and economic relations with third states. The strategies
will therefore be to:
(a)
Attract foreign direct investment through promotion of joint ventures and public
private partnerships;
(b)
Address the conditions/factors for creating an enabling environment to facilitate
the private sector taking advantage of the opportunities presented under the
7
The five regimes viz. free movement of skills, free movement of goods, free movement of services, movement of
capital and rights of establishment
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