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. Founded in 2007 in Kingston, Jamaica as a partnership between the European Union and CARIFORUM, today the member countries in the association, consisting not only of independent states but also representation from the Dutch and British Overseas Territories.
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. 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 countryHost cityBodyRegional Workshop on Strategic Investment Promotion for the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies, CAIPA The Valley Ministry St. John's Antigua and Barbuda Investment Authority Oranjestad Aruba Investment Agency (ARINA) Nassau Bahamas Investment Authority Bridgetown Invest Barbados Belmopan Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE) Hamilton Bermuda Business Development Agency (BDA) Georgetown Ministry Willemstad Curaçao Investment and Export Promotion Agency (CINEX) Roseau Invest Dominica Authority Santo Domingo Export and Investment Center of the Dominican Republic (ProDominicana) St. George's Grenada Investment Development Corporation (GIDC) Georgetown Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest) Ouest, Port-au-Prince Center for Facilitation of Investments (CFI) Kingston Jamaica Promotions Corporation Ltd. (JAMPRO) Brades Montserrat Invest Charlestown Nevis Investment Promotion Agency (NIPA) Castries Invest Saint Lucia Kingstown Invest SVG Philipsburg Ministry Paramaribo Suriname Investment and Trade Agency (SITA) Port of Spain InvesTT Providenciales Invest Turks and Caicos
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.
See also List of countries by exports per capita List of countries by foreign direct investment inflows List of countries by service exports and imports Economy of Latin America and the Caribbean Secretariat of the Caribbean Community Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States
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