The Windward Islands Chamber of Commerce and the Windward Islands Commercial Association will hold a meeting in Mindelo on Monday, August 22, open to all of the business operators in Cape Verde’s northern islands. The objective of the meeting is to analyze the process by which Cape Verde intends to join the World Trade Organization, with a highlight on the government’s proposal to alter the legal framework for foreign trade and the move’s possible impact on commercial activities throughout the archipelago.

The meeting will also be used to analyze the potential impact of the measures proposed by the government aimed at improving the economic activities of companies operating in the sector of trade in Cape Verde.