FLASHBACK: A visitor to the Pinkberri Kosmetique booth smell tests the tumeric ,ginger and cocoa butter soap at the Trade and Investment Convention at the Centre of Excellence in Macoya, in 2017.

Since it was launched in 1999, the T&T Manufacturers’ Association’s (TTMA) Trade and Investment Convention (TIC) has generated US$1 billion as of 2024 in trade. This was revealed by TTMA’s president Dale Parson during a sit-down interview on Tuesday. Starting with 15 booths and with only T&T companies, the TIC has evolved over the years, with 330 booths from 15 countries represented as sellers and 27 countries represented as buyers.