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SELA will hold the “Seminar on financing and guarantees to support SMEs in the Caribbean” in Kingston, together with the Ministry of Industry, Investment and commerce (MIIC) of Jamaica. The event aims to present the results of the pre-feasibility study on the creation of a regional guarantee system for SMEs in the Caribbean, conducted by SELA; review the achievements concerning innovative financial mechanisms and instruments to complement guarantee systems; and promote the integration of work teams in the Caribbean, in order to make progress for launching regional guarantee systems.