The fragmentation of the Caribbean region into separate sovereignties following the demise of the West Indies Federation led to the smallest states, the OECS having to delay their independence and then to establish sub-regional arrangements, which were given concrete expression in the Treaty of Basseterre (1981).
A number of windows have been developed for medium to long term financing of trade and investments and that the Governor will soon be signing a $ billion Joint Investment Fund with the President of the African Development Bank. The opportunities for trade and financing are many and the Ugandans can position themselves to take advantage of these opportunities.