News Americas, NEW YORK, NY, Thurs. Dec. 13, 2012: Invest Caribbean Now, the power forum for private equity investors and ministers of government presented by Hard Beat Communications and The Caribbean Tourism Organization during Caribbean Week in New York has partnered with the Bahamas International Investment and Business Forum as the event gears up for Grand Bahama next month.

The upcoming Bahamas International Investment and Business Forum is slated for February 20-21, 2013, at the Grand Lucayan Resort on Grand Bahama Island and is being presented by the Commonwealth Business Council under the theme ‘At the Crossroads of 21st Century Trade and Investment.’

The Bahamas International Business & Investment Forum will highlight the key advantages The Bahamas, and Grand Bahama in particular, will have in capitalizing on the expansion of the Panama Canal, which is due to be completed in 2014, said the country’s Prime Minister, Perry Christie.

The event will also showcase The Bahamas as a global investment destination of choice with a wide range of opportunities across a number of key sectors. The Forum will be global in its outlook, attracting businesses and investors from the region and around the world, with a focus on Asia, Africa, Europe and the Americas as well as highlighting the potential for the development of maritime and logistics industries, the Forum will focus on opportunities in banking and financial services, tourism, real estate, ICT, business services and the knowledge economy, energy exploration, renewable energy, agriculture and manufacturing.

CBC provides leadership in increasing international trade and investment flows, creating new business opportunities, promoting good governance and corporate social responsibility, reducing the digital divide and integrating developing countries into the global market.

Invest Caribbean Now 2013 is slated for June 2013 in New York City and will again put the spotlight on investors and investment opportunities in the wider Caribbean region. For more information log on exhibitor and partnership opportunities log on to investcaribbeannow.com.
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