Compete Caribbean Partnership Facility

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Compete Caribbean+ Priority Areas

Focused on fostering climate resilience and private sector growth, our priority areas aim to empower businesses, improve governance frameworks, enhance research capacity, and provide technical assistance to drive sustainable development across the Caribbean.

Climate Action
Strengthen Caribbean businesses’ competitiveness and capacity to take climate action, particularly of WOFs and of sectors that employ large proportions of women and other vulnerable groups.
Improve Governance
Improve governance for private sector development and climate action, including legal and policy frameworks that stimulate businesses to take climate action.
Enhanced Capacity
Enhance the capacity of Caribbean research organizations to produce knowledge that can enhance climate governance and climate action by the private sector.
Technical Assistance
Fill a gap in technical assistance to stimulate competitiveness and climate action of Caribbean businesses.

Our Pillars

Pillar 1

Promoting Competitiveness, Climate Action, and Inclusiveness

This pillar focuses on strengthening Caribbean businesses to become more competitive, climate-smart, and inclusive. The aim is to improve their ability to integrate climate action and foster economic growth while providing expanded employment opportunities for vulnerable groups, particularly women.

Key initiatives include:

Enhancing business capacity in clusters and value chains.
Offering technology extension services.
Building public ecosystems that support entrepreneurship and innovation.

Pillar 2

Strengthening regulatory capacities to support a dynamic, climate smart private sector

Improve governance for private sector development with climate action, policy frameworks that stimulate businesses to including legal and take climate action.

Beneficiaries:

Government line ministries
Public agencies that support private sector development
Atleast 60% of training delivered to women policy makers

Pillar 3

Promoting Research and Development for Climate Innovation

This pillar is dedicated to advancing climate innovation through research and development (R&D). It strengthens the capacity of Caribbean research organizations to produce actionable knowledge, fostering innovative solutions for both the public and private sectors.

The focus areas include:

Boosting R&D and technology transfer for climate technologies.
Supporting inclusive climate governance initiatives.
Promoting collaboration with at least 50% participation of women researchers to drive innovation aligned with climate resilience, competitiveness, and inclusiveness.

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CC+ Projects

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Antigua and Barbuda / Trinidad and Tobago CC+ Projects
Strengthening Regional Institutional Capacity for Sustainable and Inclusive Financing (SIF)
This technical cooperation will build regional and institutional capacity to design and operationalize sustainable, inclusive financing mechanisms that strengthen small and medium-sized enterprises’ climate resilience and can serve…
Project no.
RG-T4868
Budget
US$250,000
Status
Approved
Barbados CC+ Projects
Modernizing Barbados’ legislative and regulatory framework for non-bank financial services
The project will reform and modernize Barbados’ legal and regulatory framework for non-bank financial services, particularly pensions, insurance, credit unions and microfinance, while strengthening the institutional capacity of…
Project no.
BA-T1137
Budget
US$200,000
Status
Approved
The Bahamas CC+ Projects
Strengthening Institutional Capacity and Market Systems for Climate-Resilient Agriculture
To strengthen the institutional, market and policy systems that enable the Government of The Bahamas to mainstream climate-smart agriculture (CSA) and build inclusive, market-driven resilience across the food…
Project no.
BH-T1133
Budget
US$200,000
Status
Approved

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Latest News and Blogs

Discover updates on key projects, success stories, and insights into regional trends driving Caribbean economic growth. Stay informed with expert articles and impact stories.

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October 30, 2026 Uncategorized
Compete Caribbean+ Shortlists Nine Clusters for Climate-Smart Growth and Innovation
Compete Caribbean+ has shortlisted nine clusters from two calls for proposals under its Clusters and Value Chains Instrument.
October 12, 2026 Open
Trinidad and Tobago — Consulting Firm Coastal and Marine Ecosystem Services (TT-T1181)
The IDB is seeking a qualified firm to value ecosystem services, assess market feasibility at the leatherback turtle nesting sites of Grande Riviere and Matura, and…
October 12, 2026 Uncategorized
Dominica — Individual Consultant Project Development Consultant (Pillar 2)
VIEW TOR HERE Work with national counterparts and the Compete Caribbean+ (CC+) team to develop an implementation-ready Technical Cooperation project package supporting climate-smart, gender-responsive and…

Learn About Our Previous Programme

The Compete Caribbean Partnership Facility (CCPF) is a private sector development programme delivering innovative and practical solutions that stimulate economic growth, increase productivity and foster innovation and competitiveness, while promoting economic inclusion.

Compete Caribbean Partnership Facility
Launched in 2012, The Compete Caribbean Partnership Facility (CCPF) is a Private Sector Development Program that delivers Innovative and practical solutions that stimulate Economic Growth, increase Productivity and foster Innovation and Competitiveness. We work in 13 countries across the Caribbean region.
Our Pillars
CCPF’s two main areas of focus: enhancing productivity and innovation in private sector firms, and improving the business and innovation climate through regulatory and institutional reforms. By providing technical assistance and expert advice, CCPF aims to stimulate economic growth and competitiveness in the Caribbean, positioning regional products and services more effectively in the global market
Results Phase I
Read more about our results from the first phase (2012-2016), which saw over 100 projects successfully boosting competitiveness, creating jobs, and driving innovation across the Caribbean. Our efforts also supported technology adoption and policy reforms to improve the region’s business environment, laying the groundwork for continued growth and sustainability.
Results Phase II
Read more about the results from the second phase of CCPF - ending in 2024.