Trinidad and Tobago 2012 - invesTT
Trinidad and Tobago 2012 - invesTT
Trinidad and Tobago 2012 - invesTT
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A GUIDE TO INVESTING IN TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO (<strong>2012</strong>)<br />
Section 8<br />
personal care products, household articles, paper <strong>and</strong> packaging,<br />
building <strong>and</strong> construction products <strong>and</strong> transportation <strong>and</strong><br />
equipment.<br />
Opportunities for Investment<br />
The priority at present is the continued establishment of high<br />
growth businesses to produce innovative products that maximise<br />
value addition.<br />
Potential investors will find business opportunities in the following<br />
areas:-<br />
• Melamine<br />
• Aluminum<br />
• Pharmaceuticals<br />
• Medical Device Manufacturing<br />
• Plastics<br />
• Glass <strong>and</strong> glass products<br />
• Steel products<br />
Benefits for investing in the Light Manufacturing industry:<br />
The established trade <strong>and</strong> investment agreements in place, allow for<br />
ease of access with preferential terms extended in some locations.<br />
This provides the businessman with a competitive advantage to<br />
producing <strong>and</strong> exporting out of <strong>Trinidad</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Tobago</strong>. Low energy<br />
costs <strong>and</strong> low commercial real estate rates also enhance the<br />
competitiveness of manufacturing within T&T.<br />
Maritime Industry<br />
<strong>Trinidad</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Tobago</strong> is home to one of the world’s largest bodies of<br />
calm water, the Gulf of Paria, which is also the destination harbor<br />
of 100% of the country’s bulk cargo <strong>and</strong> container vessel arrivals.<br />
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