BRIDGETOWN—The Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) and the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies (CAIPA) has announced the third hosting of the Caribbean’s Regional Investor of the Year Awards for 2015-2016 (RIYA 2015-2016).
The RIYA seeks to recognise and salute the achievement of pan-Caribbean foreign and local investors who have demonstrated exceptional business practices, economic achievements and investments across the region.
It recognises the important contribution of not only foreign but also local investors, to improving the region’s investment climate.
RIYA 2015-2016 is turning its attention to innovation bringing focus to the local and foreign investors in the region who have invested in a new idea, introduced a new device to the market, created an invention or new practice methods that have been translated into a good or service creating value, satisfying a specific consumer need and has created significant socio-economic impact. A special award will also be given to women or young investors in innovation whose investments are particularly noteworthy.
Last year’s awards focused on investments in the green economy, with the NCB Group of the Cayman Islands, the local and overall winner of the RIYA 2014.
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More information on the RIYA can be found at: www.carib-export.com and www.caipainvest.org where application forms can be downloaded. Submissions must go to the Investment Promotion Agency (IPA) within the applicants territory for pre-selection and each IPA will be charged with submitting two applicants per category to the RIYA Evaluation Committee for the selection of overall winners. The deadline for submissions to the RIYA Committee is March 31.