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Syllabus of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in Jamaica - Kingston.

  1. Introduction to Jamaica (Caribbean)
    1. Marcus Garvey.
  2. Doing Business in Kingston;
  3. Jamaican Economy;
  4. Foreign Trade (Import, Export) of Jamaica;
  5. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Jamaica;
  6. Business Opportunities in Jamaica:
    1. Food and beverages (coffee, rum);
    2. Maritime services and logistics;
    3. Distribution;
    4. Information and Communications Technology;
    5. Manufacturing;
    6. Tourism;
    7. Business Process Outsourcing.
  7. Case Study:
    1. Coffee Industry Board of Jamaica;
    2. Processed food sector.
  8. Access to the Jamaican Market;
  9. Business Plan for Jamaica.

The aims of the subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Jamaica” are the following:

  1. To analyze the Jamaican Economy and International Trade;
  2. To know the business opportunities in Jamaica;
  3. To explore the Jamaican trade relations with the country of the student;
  4. To know the Jamaican Free Trade Agreements (FTAs);
  5. To examine the profile of Jamaican businesspeople and companies;
  6. To develop a business plan for the Jamaican Market.

Online Education (Courses, Masters, Doctorate): Trade and Business in the Caribbean (CARICOM) and Cuba

Sample:
Foreign Trade and Business in Jamaica
International Trade and Business in Jamaica

E-learning Courses, Diplomas (Global Business, Foreign Trade)

The Subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Jamaica” belongs to the following Online Higher Educational Programs taught by EENI Global Business School:

Masters (MIB): International Business, Foreign Trade.

Masters in International Business and Foreign Trade (MIB) - Online Education

Doctorate (DIB): American Business, World Trade.

Professional Doctorate in International Business (DIB). Online Education

Learning materials in Courses, Masters, Doctorate in International Business and Foreign Trade in English or Study Master Doctorate in International Business in Spanish Jamaica Study, Course Master Doctorate in International Business in French Jamaica.

Credits of the subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Jamaica”: 1 ECTS Credits

Doctorate and Master in International Business for the Caribbean students (CARICOM).

Foreign Trade and Business in Jamaica.

Jamaica: The Caribbean logistics hub (Port of Kingston).

Market Access - Free Trade Agreements (FTA). Online Education (Courses, Masters, Doctorate)

Jamaican Preferential Access and Free Trade Agreements (FTA)

  1. Jamaica and the Caribbean Economic Area;
  2. CARICOM
    1. Colombia-Jamaica (CARICOM) Agreement (FTA);
    2. United Kingdom-CARIFORUM Free Trade and Economic Integration Agreement;
    3. Costa Rica-Caribbean Community (Jamaica) Agreement;
    4. CARIFORUM-European Union (EU) Economic Partnership Agreement;
    5. CARICOM-Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (FTA).
  3. Caribbean Single Market Economy (CSME);
  4. Caribbean Basin Initiative
    1. United States-Caribbean Basin Trade Partnership Act (CBTPA).
  5. Caribbean-Canada Trade Agreement (CARIBCAN);
  6. Association of Caribbean States (Jamaica);
  7. Latin American and Caribbean Economic System (SELA);
  8. Caribbean Development Bank.

Sample:
Caribbean Community CARICOM (Single Market and Economy). Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica...

Trade Facilitation Programs. TFA Agreement. Online Education (Courses, Masters, Doctorate)

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. World Customs Organization (WCO)
    1. Revised Kyoto Convention (RKC).

Sample:
Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act. U.S Trade Partnership

American Trade and Economic Organizations. Jamaica is a member of:

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

Online Education (Courses, Masters, Doctorate): Globalization and International Organizations

Global Organizations:

  1. The 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);
  6. World Customs Organization (WCO).

Sample:
Marcus Garvey, Jamaican Black Leader, Pan-Africanist vision

  1. Jamaica has a strategic location in the Caribbean;
  2. Jamaican language: English;
  3. Capital of Jamaica: Kingston (937,700);
  4. Jamaican population: 2.7 million people;
  5. Life expectancy at birth: seventy-four years;
  6. Jamaican Area: 10,991 square kilometers;
  7. Independence of Jamaica: 1962 from the United Kingdom;
  8. Abolition of Slavery in Jamaica: 1854;
  9. African Diaspora in Jamaica: 2.6 million people (97% of the Jamaican population).

Main religion in Jamaica: Christianity (95% are Catholics).

Jamaica belongs to the Caribbean Economic Area of the Western Civilization.

Online Education (Courses, Masters, Doctorate): Christianity and Global Business (Catholicism, Protestantism)

Sample:
Jamaica Coffee Industry

Jamaican Economy.

  1. A Market economy;
  2. Jamaican GDP: 14.36 billion dollars;
  3. Services: 80% of the Jamaican GDP;
  4. Jamaican agriculture sector: 6.8% of the GDP;
  5. Jamaica is the logistics hub of the Caribbean;
  6. Stable business environment;
  7. Key sectors of the Jamaican Economy: information and communications technology, manufacturing, tourism, Business Process Outsourcing, distribution, Maritime services, and logistics;
  8. Government Vision 2030 National Development Plan;
  9. Currency of Jamaica: Jamaican dollar.

Sample:
Costa Rica-CARICOM (Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Suriname...) Free Trade Agreement

Foreign Trade (Importing, Exporting) Online Education (Courses, Masters, Doctorate)

Jamaican Foreign Trade.

  1. Jamaican top exports: fine food (spices, rum, Blue Mountain Coffee) and beverage;
  2. FDI inflows (2004-14): 6,71 billion dollars;
  3. Jamaican exports of goods: 1.4 billion dollars;
  4. Export: 10.6% of the Jamaican GDP;
  5. Port of Kingston: The largest container hub in the Caribbean;
  6. Export companies in Jamaica should register in JAMPRO;
  7. Jamaican agency responsible for attracting FDI: JAMPRO.

Sample:
Colombia-Jamaica (CARICOM):
CARICOM (Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Suriname...)-Colombia Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

Sample:
CARIFORUM (Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Suriname...)-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement

Sample:
European Union-CARICOM (Antigua, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Suriname...) Free Trade Agreement (FTA)

Sample:
Caribbean Development Bank, Course



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