Trade Seminar: Facilitating trade between Jamaica and the UK
The Jamaica trade and investment facilitation agency, JAMPRO will host a Trade Seminar highlighting Jamaican goods and services available for export to Europe, as well as issues regarding trade finance, transportation of cargo and UK customs regulations.
National Commercial Bank (NCB), the only Jamaican bank operating in the UK, will announce its intention to increase financing available to Diaspora entrepreneurs seeking to invest in Jamaica or trade with Jamaica.
Media Houses will have the opportunity to enquire into the implications for Jamaica-UK trade with specific focus on opportunities for Jamaican Diaspora entrepreneurs.
Presenters include:
Laurence Jones, Commercial Attaché and JAMPRO European Regional Manager.
Leonard Mahipalamudali, Country Manager NCB (UK).
Beverly Johnson, Owner JLB International.
Testimonials from successful Diaspora entrepreneurs trading with Jamaica.
To be held at the Jamaican High Commission, Wednesday 11th September 2013 6pm to 9pm
JAMPRO seeks to encourage Jamaican Diaspora entrepreneurs in the UK to procure Jamaican goods and services for export to the UK. As well as invest in trade related businesses in Jamaica.
The United Kingdom and Jamaica enjoy healthy trade relations and strong socio-cultural ties. An important trade partner and source of FDI for Jamaica, the UK recognizes Jamaica’s strategic importance as a stable democracy and the 3rd largest English-speaking nation in the Western Hemisphere with a diversified, open-market economy.
However, JAMPRO has recognized issues encountered by Diaspora entrepreneurs seeking to import Jamaican goods to the UK and/or invest in export related businesses in Jamaica.
To that end, this seminar will provide an opportunity for traders and investors to gain a comprehensive understanding of the trade opportunities available from Jamaica, the services offered by JAMPRO, trade financing and cargo transportation as well as UK import regulations.
For more details contact: Enid Williams, JAMPRO, [email protected], Tel: 0207 584 8894
