Ambassador of Mexico in Saint Lucia, Luis Manuel Lopez Moreno, recently met with Executive Director of the Saint Lucia Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture, Mr. Brian Louisy, to discuss the upcoming International Business Forum which will be held in Cancun, Mexico from Sep. 9 - 11.

The event is being organized by ProMéxico in collaboration with the Government of the State of Quintana Roo, the Secretariat of Foreign Relations and the Secretariat of Economy.

ProMéxico is the Mexican Government's trade and investment promotion agency that supports the export activity of companies established in the country and coordinates actions to attract foreign direct investment to national territory.

The forum will consist of a series of business meetings, seminars, sectoral panels and the exhibition of Mexican global companies with the principal objective of promoting economic development and regional competitiveness through the increase of trade and investment between Mexico and the countries in the Caribbean basin. It is anticipated that the Cancún Forum will include the participation of approximately 500 business owners, 50 buyers from the Caribbean basin, 150 Mexican export companies not to mention participation of Mexican Trade Commissioners from Guatemala, Miami, Cuba, and Colombia, accompanied by their buyer missions.

Products and services to be promoted in the business meetings will be focused on articles for the home and decoration; fresh and processed foods and beverages; construction materials; pharmaceuticals, healthcare and health and beauty; textiles and apparel; and infrastructure projects.