InvesTT
InvesTT Trinidad and Tobago (also known as InvesTT) is an investment promotion agency of the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago founded in October 2012. The agency was formed when 13 separate agencies were combined to form a single one stop shop for investment promotion in Trinidad and Tobago. The agencies were combined to simplify foreign direct investment in the country.
The agency is responsible for the targeting, attracting and securing of the regional, international and local direct investment to the country's targeted growth sectors. InvesTT is a member of the WAIPA and CAIPA - the Caribbean Association of Investment Promotion Agencies. The country has been able to attract over 400 multinationals based on its strong economic profile. The multinationals in Trinidad and Tobago include:
- 3M
- American Airlines
- Bristow Helicopters
- BP
- Church's Chicken
- CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank
- Citibank
- Columbus Communications
- Diageo
- Ericsson
- Federal Express
- Fujitsu
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Grace Kennedy and Company Limited
- GTECH Corporation
- Honeywell
- IBM
- Inter-American Development Bank
- Johnson and Johnson
- Kraft Foods
- McCann Erickson
- Microsoft
- Nestlé
- Payless ShoeSource
- Pepsi-Cola
- PriceSmart
- Scotiabank
- Toyota
- Unicomer Group
- Unilever
Services
InvesTT is the first point of contact for an investor, the agency promises to provide all the necessary and valuable information for the decision process for a specific industry or sector. Its task is also to provide potential investors current data and information on business climate, investment environment and investment opportunities in Trinidad and Tobago.
InvesTT provides the following services via their Investor Sourcing and Facilitation team:
- Delivery of key sector information
- Real Estate surveys
- Market and investment opportunity identification
- Value Chain advisory
- Site visit facilitation
- Aftercare services (including issue resolution, opportunity identification and policy advocacy)
- Quality of life information
Overseas Offices
InvesTT Trinidad and Tobago in partnership with Embassies, High Commissions, Consulates and residing Trade Officers promote Foreign Direct Investment into Trinidad and Tobago.
There are offices in the following locations:
- Brasilia
- Brussels
- Ottawa
- Toronto
- San José
- Havana
- Havana
- Kingston
- Abuja
- Pretoria
- Geneva
- Kampala
- London
- Miami
- New York
- Washington, D.C.
- Caracas
See also
- Investment promotion agency
- Council for the Promotion of International Trade