Caribbean Export Development Agency (Caribbean Export) is the regional trade and investment promotion organization of the Forum of the Caribbean Group of African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) States (CARIFORUM). Caribbean Export is also a beneficiary of funding assistance from the 11th European Development Fund (EDF), under which the Agency is responsible for implementing the Regional Private Sector Development Programme (RPSDP). The overall objective of the 11th EDF RPSDP is to increase employment creation, inclusiveness, particularly for youth, women and indigenous groups, and overall poverty reduction in CARIFORUM states through targeted interventions that provide new and innovative frameworks for growth and development. The programme is also aligned with the goals enunciated in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) agreed by all states in the international community in particular SDG goals 5, 7, 8 and 10. These goals relate to gender equality, affordable and clean energy, decent work and economic growth and reduction of inequalities. There is a critical role for the private sector in assisting the Caribbean region to achieve these goals, thereby promoting the ultimate objective of poverty reduction and sustained economic growth.