Some Bahamian industries will 'die a slow death'

Sun, Nov 21st 2010, 10:00 PM

By ALISON LOWE

Business Reporter

alowe@tribunemedia.net

The Bahamas' chief negotiator for World Trade Organisation (WTO) membership has outlined how he will seek to reduce the "pain" associated with the multitude of changes this nation's business climate will be forced to undergo, describing strategies he has to protect Bahamian industries, but warning that some will inevitably "die a slow death" through trade liberalisation.

Responding to a concerned industry stakeholder on Friday, Raymond Winder, Deloitte & Touche (Bahamas) managing partner, said he is hoping a two-pronged approach will bear fruit for the Bahamas in the WTO accession negotiation process.

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