Africa, Caribbean, Central America (ACCA)

According to US Government sources, Africa’s the Caribbean and Central America immense economic potential, increasing integration into global markets, expanding infrastructure and demographic boom provide a remarkable opportunity to enhance trade and investment ties across the continent.  African countries are tackling economic challenges by diversifying their economies, streamlining regional and global economic cooperation and innovating to overcome barriers to trade and investment.

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In 2014, $33 billion in commitments, including $14 billion in private sector deals and commitments were made to support economic growth across Africa. Over the last two years, the Commerce department has tracked nearly $15 billion in additional private sector deals. From 2008 to 2015, US direct investment rose from $37 billion to $64 billion, an increase of more than 70%. Chinese investment in Africa has grown $7 billion to $35 billion within 5 years and is still growing. Other investment interests are coming from India, Brazil and the Middle East.

​Caribbean and Central America are regions rich in opportunities. The region is blessed with natural resources – gold, silver, copper, lead, iron ore, zinc and large deposits of natural gas.  The region offers a low-cost pool of labor and offers a variety of trade opportunities in different sectors.  Most countries export sugar, bananas, seafood, coffee, citrus, melons and cocoa with great opportunity for value-added activities. 

Our aim is to provide information needed by medium to small investors that realize the potential of entering underutilized resources from these economic zones.  We aim to equip investors with relevant economic data and information about locally owned companies.  We intend to create alliances between local and international companies.

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We believe growth in Africa, Caribbean and Central America could be accelerated by providing basic information that can encourage medium to small investors to enter the market on a small scale but with greater impact over time.  Our information highlights growth areas for each country to enable investors to successfully capture these opportunities.

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Investment in the areas of agro-processing, infrastructure, healthcare, sanitation, recycling, tourism and IT are growth areas for African, Caribbean and Central American countries.  An accumulation of medium to small investments could have similar impact to a large investment.

Our team of international experts, with experience in Africa, the Caribbean and Central America, can assist your organization with gaining a foothold in these regions.