Creating opportunities for investment in the Caribbean means putting the region in front of the right investors, at the right forums and through the right partnerships. That commitment brought Caribbean Export to the Americas Investment Forum 2026, held from July 1st to 3rd in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The engagement formed part of the Agency’s ongoing efforts to mobilise investment, build investor relationships, and strengthen the region’s investment pipeline.
Organised by ProDominicana in partnership with the World Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (WAIPA), the Forum brought together investment promotion agencies, policymakers, investors and private-sector leaders from across the Americas to foster collaboration, facilitate business connections, and advance sustainable investment.
Caribbean Export’s participation was supported through the Regional Private Sector Development Programme III, funded by the European Union under the NDICI – Global Europe financial instrument as part of the Global Gateway Investment Agenda.
Caribbean Export was represented by Deputy Executive Director Leo Naut, who participated in the panel discussion, “Sustainable Investment for Development: Strategic Perspectives from the Americas”. During the discussion, Naut reinforced the importance of presenting the Caribbean as a unified investment destination rather than a collection of individual markets, emphasising that a regional approach is key to overcoming scale constraints and attracting larger pools of capital. He also highlighted how the upcoming Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF) 2026, to be held in Barbados from October 5th-7th, will continue Caribbean Export’s efforts to mobilise investment into the region’s transformational sectors.
As part of its contribution to the Forum, Caribbean Export also supported structured business matchmaking sessions and investment roundtables that strengthened engagement between investors, businesses, and government representatives. Nearly 70 formal meetings were scheduled, with approximately 66% comprising business-to-business (B2B) engagements, while the remainder included business-to-government (B2G) and government-to-government (G2G) meetings.
These formal engagements were complemented by numerous informal exchanges throughout the three-day event, helping to deepen relationships, identify new opportunities, and strengthen the pipeline of prospective investments for the Caribbean.
With the Caribbean Investment Forum 2027 envisioned to be hosted in the Dominican Republic, the Americas Investment Forum also served as an important stepping stone towards that goal. By bringing together investors, investment promotion agencies, businesses and public-sector partners, the Forum helped build the partnerships and pipeline of opportunities that will support CIF 2027 and generate new investment opportunities across the Caribbean.
