Report on the Pacific Regional Economic Integration Programme (PACREIP)

Pacific Regional Economic Integration Programme (PACREIP) aims to enhance stronger regional economic integration which is a key element for engendering economic growth and building a relationship with the rest of the world. PACREIP has been of significant importance in supporting the PACPS in their trade capacity building process, particularly the EPA negotiations which have been extended to 2009 and their regional trade development under the Pacific Islands Trade Agreements (PICTA), providing for free trade in goods and as the first step towards a more comprehensive integration that is intended in future to embrace also trade in services and possibly investment.