Date: Thursday 14th September
Time: 11.00
Venue: Central London
We are delighted to invite you to attend an exclusive meeting, in collaboration with our partners, British Expertise, with two senior officials from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) which will be taking place on Thursday 14th September at 11.00 in Central London
The delegation will include:
- Andrew Dupigny, Head of UKCIF at the CDB
- Douglas Fraser, Head of Procurement, CDB
- Department for International Trade staff from Barbados and Jamaica
About The Caribbean Development Bank
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) aims to be the leading catalyst for development resources into the Region, working in an efficient, responsive and collaborative manner with Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) and other development partners, towards the systematic reduction of poverty in their countries through social and economic development.
The UK Department for International Development (DFID) will provide up to £300m grant financing from January 2016 to March 2020 to establish a UK Caribbean Infrastructure Fund (UKCIF) with the Caribbean Development Bank. The UKCIF will support eight ODA-eligible Commonwealth Countries and one ODA-eligible Overseas Territory to create critical economic infrastructure in the Caribbean to set the foundations for growth and prosperity, reducing poverty and increasing resilience to climate change.
The UKCIF will provide grants to build economic infrastructure in DFID’s focus ODA-eligible countries in the Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and the UK Overseas Territory – Montserrat. Capital projects as well as projects of a Technical Assistance nature are eligible for financing from the UKCIF. Technical assistance interventions from feasibility, through to preparation, implementation and evaluation will be eligible. Of particular note are some imminent works contracting packages in the size range $50-135 million.
For further information about the event, fees and how to register, please contact emily.soar@stagingcaribbean.wpengage.uk
