The Company’s founders’ ties with the Caribbean and their exposures in North America, Europe and the Far East, have roused in them a deep interest for developmental work, mainly in arranging finance for projects which improve the standard of living in less developed countries in the Carribean region. They believe that in order to compete successfully in the global economy these developing economies need to forge appropriate relationships with major intra- and extra- regional partners.
Knowledge of and familiarity with their home countries' financial institutions and political and economic systems on the one hand, and their experience gleaned during corporate years in North America and from years of corporate foreign travel on the other hand, have provided them a good platform for a role as regional consultants. In this role, it is necessary to identify suitable global partnering institutions for the fledging regional economies and to encourage greater capital flows to the private and public sectors in the region.
The Company believes that a key role must be played by the Private Sector for, whereas governments can provide the climate for development in terms of the legal and regulatory framework, incentives, etc., it is generally the Private Sector that has to make the investments (financial, technical and physical) which are essential prerequisites for development.
In the role of regional consultants, the Company recognizes the following needs: