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GOVERNANCE & ADVOCACY
GMSA, Shines at

PSC Business Summit 2017

…shares perspectives for stimulating, enhancing

socio-economic growth

GMSA’s Executive Mr. Clement Duncan participates in a panel discussion at the PSC Business Summit

he Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) The Summit, which also attracted widespread participation from
joined several other important national stakeholders as key stakeholders and decision makers with the realms of civil
Tit participated in the Private Sector Commission’s (PSC) society, and Government and Opposition parliamentary parties,
Annual Business Summit where it shared what can be described saw Head of State President David Granger delivering the key
as key perspectives for stimulating socio-economic growth and note address at its opening ceremony which set the tone for the
development in the Guyana economy. panel discussions on a number of topical and complex issues for
the remainder of the two-day event.
The Summit was held during the period October 11th to 12th 2017
under the theme, “Challenges and Opportunities for Business While addressing the participants of the Summit, GMSA President
Growth and Expansion” by the PSC with support from the GMSA Shyam Nokta called on those present to establish a vision of the
and other council members with the aim of preparing an Action type of economy that they would like to see by 2025. He said if
Plan that would contain measures and recommendations aimed this was done, then a discussion could commence immediately
at improving the local business climate within the short and on the journey towards achieving their vision and the wider
medium term periods. objectives of the private sector as a whole.
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