THE STAR BUSINESSWEEK MAY 12, 2018
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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