Toward a Caribbean Vision 2020: A Regional Perspective on Development Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies for

Caribbean nations, most of which have achieved levels of political, social,and economic development that puts them in the medium-developed or developed categories, are confronting challenges that threaten their future development and their ability to keep pace with other countries in the hemisphere. In response, the Caribbean Group for Cooperation in Economic Development (CGCED) The beneficiary member states of the Caribbean Group for Cooperation in Economic Development (CGCED) include Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, and Trinidad and Tobago. (Montserrat, a British colony, is a member of the OECS.) asked the World Bank to facilitate the preparation of a long-term perspective analysis to guide actions and efforts toward the continued economic, social, and political development of the region.