PR – The Government of Grenada, in collaboration with the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), and the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), will host a national Trade in Services Policy Advisory and Training Workshop from 16–18 March 2026 at the Public Workers Union Building, Madonna Harford, Conference Room, Saint George’s.
The workshop forms part of UNCTAD’s regional initiative Strengthening capacity for evidence based policymaking and economic resilience in CARICOM, which aims to improve the availability, quality, and use of services trade data for policy design and implementation. It focuses on strengthening Grenada’s analytical capacity to support economic diversification, particularly through creative services, ICT, and other modern service sectors.
The event will bring together approximately 40 participants, including senior policymakers, statisticians, private-sector representatives, creatives, ICT professionals, and academia. High level opening remarks will be delivered by Representatives from the OECS, CARICOM, UNCTAD; and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Export Development.
Over two days of interactive sessions, UNCTAD experts will deliver targeted training on: Digital trade and servicification; Creative services and intellectual property; International technical standards for services and Quantitative services trade policy analysis.
Participants will also engage in structured group work to diagnose challenges, map value chains, identify market-access barriers, and design institutional solutions. Expected outputs include a creative sector value-chain bottleneck map, a market-access priority list, and draft Terms of Reference for a National Trade in Services Working Group. These will inform a forthcoming UNCTAD country advisory report.
On 18 March, UNCTAD will conduct follow-up interviews with additional national stakeholders to ensure comprehensive input into the advisory process.
This workshop marks a significant step toward strengthening Grenada’s services sector and advancing its economic resilience strategy through data-driven policymaking.
