STAR Businessweek - 12 May 2018

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THE STAR BUSINESSWEEK MAY 12, 2018

WWW.STLUCIASTAR.COM

INCENTIVISING INVESTMENT

In the scramble to attract FDI, are Caribbean governments promising too much? BY CATHERINE MORRIS, STAR BUSINESSWEEK CORRESPONDENT

Companies face long delays for UK visas of non-EU skilled workers

Immigration experts are warning companies to expect long delays in obtaining visas for skilled workers from outside Europe after a national cap on numbers was hit for the fifth month in a row in April Page 3

Can the Commonwealth provide Britain’s trading future?

The economic lifeblood of the Caribbean or a grossly inequitable system where profits are funnelled offshore and the benefits rarely trickle down? Wherever you stand on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), one thing is certain— courting overseas investors is a longstanding practice in the region and accounts for billions of US dollars flowing through the islands. each year Continued on page 4

The gathering of the heads of the Commonwealth governments in April came as Britain considers what its relationships with the rest of the world will look like after Brexit Page 7


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