Trade and Business in Antigua and Barbuda, St. John's

The objectives of the subject «Doing Business in Antigua and Barbuda» are the following:

1. To analyze the Antiguan economy and Foreign Trade (Import, Export, FDI)
2. To explore the Business Opportunities in Antigua and Barbuda
3. To analyze the trade relations of Antigua and Barbuda with the country of the student
4. To know the Free Trade Agreements of Antigua and Barbuda
5. To develop a business plan for the Antiguan market

Preferential Access and Free Trade Agreements of Antigua and Barbuda

1. Antigua and Barbuda and the Caribbean Economic Area
2. Association of Caribbean States (ACS)
3. Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America (ALBA)
4. Caribbean Community (CARICOM)
   1. CARIFORUM-European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement
   2. Colombia-CARICOM Agreement (Antigua and Barbuda)
   3. CARICOM-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (FTA)
   4. Costa Rica-Caribbean Community Agreement (Antigua and Barbuda)
5. Caribbean-Canada Trade Agreement (CARIBCAN)
6. United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA)
7. United Kingdom-CARIFORUM Free Trade and Economic Integration Agreement
8. Caribbean Basin Initiative
9. Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS)

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Foreign Trade Facilitation Programs

1. World Trade Organization (WTO)
   1. WTO General Agreement on Trade in Services (GATS)
   2. WTO Agreement on the Application of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures (SPS)
   3. WTO Agreement on Technical Barriers to Trade (TBT)
   4. WTO Agreement on Preshipment Inspection (PSI)
   5. WTO Agreement on Safeguards (SG)
   6. WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement (TFA)
2. International Bureau of Containers and Intermodal Transport (BIC)
3. International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO, Chicago Convention)
4. International Maritime Organization (IMO)
5. Is not a member of the World Customs Organization (WCO)
   1. Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC)

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American Trade and Economic Organizations

1. Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC)
   1. European Union-CELAC Summit
2. Organization of American States (OAS)
3. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)

Global Economic Organizations

1. Commonwealth
2. United Nations (UN)
   1. Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD)
   2. International Trade Centre (INTRACEN)
   3. World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
3. World Bank (WB)
4. World Trade Organization (WTO)
5. International Monetary Fund (IMF)

Antigua and Barbuda.

1. Antiguan Capital: St. John's (Island of Antigua)
2. Largest cities: St. John's, All Saints, Potters Village and Liberta
3. Antigua and Barbuda does not share land borders with any country
4. Nearest countries to Antigua and Barbuda by sea: Guadalupe, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis and San Martín.
5. Area of Antigua and Barbuda: 442 square kilometres
6. Population of Antigua and Barbuda: 92,000 inhabitants
   1. Density of the Antiguan population: 209 inhabitants / square kilometres
   2. 88% of the population has an African origin (African Diaspora)
7. Official language of Antigua and Barbuda: English
   1. Creole English
   2. Spanish is increasingly used
8. Abolition of Slavery in Antigua and Barbuda: 1834
9. Climate of Antigua and Barbuda: tropical
10. 1493: discovery by the Spanish
11. 1667: British colonization
12. Type of government: Constitutional monarchy (Queen Elizabeth II, Commonwealth)
13. Independence of Antigua and Barbuda: the United Kingdom in 1981

Main religion in Antigua and Barbuda:

1. Christianity - Protestantism: 69% of the Antiguan population

Antigua and Barbuda belongs to the Caribbean Economic Area of the Western Civilization

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Antiguan Economy.

1. Antiguan GDP: 2,159 million dollars
2. GDP per capita of Antigua and Barbuda: 23,922 Dollars
3. In September 2017, the Hurricane Irma destroyed 95% of Barbuda's buildings and infrastructure
4. The main Antiguan economic activity is the sugar industry
5. Tourism: 60 % of the GDP of Antigua and Barbuda.
6. Significant agricultural production: sugar cane, cotton and fruits (papaya, guava, orange, pineapple, lemons)
7. Main industries: oil refining, textile manufacturing, joinery and rum production.
8. Antigua and Barbuda is a tax haven since 2000
   1. Antigua and Barbuda is considered as an offshore jurisdiction.
   2. Has signed the United Nations law against money laundering
   3. Antigua and Barbuda is considered a paradise for drug trafficking and money laundering
9. Antiguan Currency: Eastern Caribbean Dollar (XCD)
   1. Fixed exchange rate with the US dollar (2,7:1)
10. Country code top-level domain of Antigua and Barbuda: .ag

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Antiguan Foreign Trade

1. Main exports of Antigua and Barbuda: petroleum products, machinery, transport equipment and food
2. Main export markets of Antigua and Barbuda: the countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States, Barbados, Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, the United States, Spain, Germany, Italy, Singapore, the United Kingdom
3. Main imports of Antigua and Barbuda: agricultural and petroleum products
4. Largest providers of Antigua and Barbuda: the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada and the countries of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States

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International Transport and Logistics in Antigua and Barbuda:

1. Main seaport: St. John's
2. 1,165 Kilometres of roads (384 km paved)
   1. Driving on the left
3. 80 Kilometres of railway lines
4. Antigua Airport

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