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Business in Saint Lucia, Castries
Contact & Social Networks
Syllabus of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in Saint Lucia -
Castries. Saint Lucian Economy.
Introduction to Saint Lucia;
Business in Castries ;
Saint Lucian Economy;
Saint Lucian Foreign Trade;
Business Opportunities in Saint Lucia;
Access to the Saint Lucian Market;
Business Plan for Saint Lucia.
Objectives
The objectives of the subject «Doing Business in Saint Lucia» are the following:
To analyze the Saint Lucian Economy and International Trade;
To explore the Business Opportunities in Saint Lucia;
To analyze the trade relations of Saint Lucia with the country of the student;
To know the Free Trade Agreements of Saint Lucia;
To develop a business plan for the Saint Lucian Market.
Foreign Trade and Business in Saint Lucia:
Related Education
Masters and Doctorate in International Business adapted for the Caribbean students .
Foreign Trade and Business in Saint Lucia
Preferential Access
Trade Facilitation
Organizations
American Trade and Economic Organizations :
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC )
European Union-CELAC Summit.
Organization of American States (OAS );
Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC ).
Global Organizations :
United Nations (UN )
Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD );
International Trade Centre (INTRACEN );
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO ).
World Bank (WB );
World Trade Organization (WTO );
International Monetary Fund (IMF );
International Organization of the Francophonie;
Commonwealth;
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Saint Lucia
Saint Lucian Capital: Castries (33% of the population);
Districts of Saint Lucia: Anse La Raye, Castries, Choiseul, Dauphin, Dennery, Gros Islet, Laborie, Micoud, Praslin, Soufrière and Vieux Fort;
Saint Lucia does not share land borders with any country;
Nearest countries to Saint Lucia by sea: Barbados , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Martinique;
Area of Saint Lucia: 616 square kilometers;
Population of Saint Lucia: 179,000 inhabitants;Saint Lucian Population density: 300 inhabitants / square kilometers;
85% of the population has an African origin (African Diaspora ).
Official language of Saint Lucia: English (Saint Lucian Creole);
Abolition of Slavery in Saint Lucia: 1834;
Climate of Saint Lucia: tropical;
Saint Lucia is a volcanic island;
1502: discovery by the Spanish (Saint Lucia was a Christian martyr);
Saint Lucia was colonized by both the British and the French;
1814: definitive British colonization;
Government type: Parliamentary constitutional monarchy (Queen Elizabeth
II, Commonwealth);
Saint Lucia became independent from the United Kingdom in 1979.
Main religion in Saint Lucia: Christianity (Catholicism ).
Saint Lucia belongs to the Caribbean Economic Area of the Western Civilization .
Economy
Saint Lucian Economy .
United Nations Classification: Small Island Developing State ;
Saint Lucia's economy depends mainly on tourism and banana income;
Santa Lucia GDP (PPP): 2,689 million dollars;
Services represent 83% of the GDP;
Saint Lucian GDP per capita (PPP): 15,225 dollars;
The banana-related industry is the main economic activity of
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines;
Other important crops are: cocoa, coconut, citrus;
Emerging sectors: tourism and off-shore banking ;
Currency Saint Lucian: East Caribbean dollar (XCD);
Country code top-level domain of Saint Lucia: .lc;
Saint Lucia has 1.210 Kilometers of roads (847 km
are paved);
George F. L. Charles Airport (Castries);
Hewanorra International Airport (south of Saint Lucia);
Main seaport: Port of Castries .
Foreign Trade
Saint Lucian Foreign Trade
Main exports of Saint Lucia are bananas , textiles, cocoa,
vegetables, fruits, coconut oil;
Main export markets of Saint Lucia: the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Brazil;
Main imports of Saint Lucia are food, machinery, chemicals,
fertilizers, minerals, transportation equipment and fuels;
Largest providers of Saint Lucia: Brazil, the United States, Trinidad and Tobago, the Netherlands, Venezuela, Finland, the United Kingdom, France.
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