Posts by Team CDF
CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) and International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) sign Memorandum of Understanding
March 16, 2023, Barbados – The CDF and the TaiwanICDF have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will allow both agencies to collaborate in and facilitate the implementation of activities geared towards supporting sectoral development and supporting women entrepreneurship and women businesses through sustainable energy projects and in particular to jointly support the efforts…
Read MoreOpportunity Notices
The Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) is seeking to fill the following positions: Applications should be clearly identified in the subject matter of the email and be submitted as one PDF file via an email to: Ms. Ethlyn ValladaresHuman Resource AdministratorCaribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC)P.O. Box 563Belmopan City, BelizePhone: + (501) 822-1094 or…
Read MoreENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL SAFEGUARDS (ESS) POLICY FOR THE CARICOM DEVELOPMENT FUND (CDF)
POLICY CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVES The CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) was established to operate a regime for disadvantaged countries, regions and sectors, to enhance their prospects for development and successful competition within the context of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME), and to redress, to the extent possible, any economic dislocation arising from the establishment…
Read MoreMEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING SIGNED BETWEEN BELTRAIDE AND DFC
September 16, 2021, Belize City. The Belize Trade and Investment Development Service (BELTRAIDE) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Development Financial Corporation (DFC) to collaborate on implementing the “BELIZE ENTERPRISE REVOLVING FUND” (BERF) Project, financed by the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF). This project aims to diversify the national economy of Belize by strengthening and…
Read MoreCARICOM Development Fund (CDF) and Caribbean Community Climate Change Centre (CCCCC) sign Memorandum of Understanding
July 13, 2021, Barbados – The CDF and the CCCCC have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will allow both agencies to collaborate in and facilitate the implementation of activities geared towards reducing disparities between Member States participating in the CARICOM Single Market and Economy (CSME) generally and in particular to jointly support the…
Read MoreUSAID AND CARICOM DEVELOPMENT FUND SIGN A MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO STRENGTHEN COOPERATION
Regional Representative, USAID/ESC, Mr. Clinton White (left) and CEO, CDF, Mr. Rodinald Soomer show signed copies of the MOU which provides a broad framework for cooperation between the two entities Bridgetown, Barbados, June 21, 2021—The United States Agency for International Development/Eastern and Southern Caribbean Mission (USAID/ESC) and the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) signed a Memorandum…
Read MoreCARICOM Development Fund (CDF) provides Loan and Grant Financing for expansion of the Hotel Sector in St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Mr. Rodinald Soomer, the Chief Executive Officer, CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) signing the Loan and Grant Agreements for St. Vincent and the Grenadines The Government of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (GOSVG) and the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) completed the signing of loan and grant agreements totaling US$5.7 million (EC$15.38 million) on December 7, 2020…
Read MoreFinancial Institutions across CARICOM Member States Sensitized on Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project Support Mechanisms
Financial institutions across the Caribbean Community this week had the opportunity to learn more about project support systems and tools within the renewable energy and energy efficiency space. Although renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies have seen notable decreases in cost, leading to significantly lower capital needed to invest in new systems, financing renewable energy…
Read MoreCARICOM Development Fund signs pact with IICA to jointly support Agriculture Development in the Caribbean
Mr. Rodinald Soomer, Chief Executive Officer of the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) The CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) and the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), signed a General Agreement for Technical Cooperation, which will establish a broad framework for collaboration on initiatives geared towards the advancement of agriculture development in the Caribbean region. While…
Read MoreCDF and IRENA Collaborate to Boost Low-Carbon Investments in the Caribbean
Cooperation will support renewable energy and energy efficiency drive as Caribbean looks to transition away from fossil fuel dependency The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF) to support a transition from fossil-fuel dependency to a more resilient and sustainable low carbon economic development model…
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