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TRADE FACILITATION AND MARKETING AND PROMOTION
GMSA supports Guyana Investment

and Trade Exposition 2018

Mr. Owen Verwey, Chief Executive Officer, GOINVEST
addressing the audience at the Trade Exposition

he Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), The “Guyana Investment and Trade Exposition” is expected to be
along with other private sector organisations, is supporting a major biennial business-to-business engagement to contribute
Tthe Business Ministry’s “Guyana Investment and Trade positively to export earnings for Guyana, build capacity of local
Exposition” geared towards creating a platform for export-ready businesses and aid general growth and development of the
businesses to engage buyers and/or other potential partners business sector.
from the Caribbean Region and elsewhere. The event will be held
on April 27-29, 2018 at the Guyana Marriott Hotel with a focus on Its objectives are to promote packaged investment opportunities
export and investment under the proposed tagline, “Business is for Foreign Direct Investments (FDI); link export-ready firms to
in our Nature”. export markets; create opportunities for foreign investors to
partner with local businesses; and to highlight Guyana as a good
On July 12, 2017, the Steering Committee of the event comprising place to do business.
Government and private sector representatives convened an
information session at the Guyana Pegasus where they met with GMSA’s representative on the Steering Committee and one
members of the business community to sensitise them about of the key persons involved in the planning of the event is Mr
the event and get feedback. Also present was a representative Ramsay Ali, First Vice President of the GMSA. In addition to the
of Caribbean Export and Development Agency (CEDA), which Agro-Processors Expo scheduled for October 2017, which is a
is providing technical assistance for the event. The information GMSA initiative, this is yet another collaborative effort between
session highlighted the benefits and opportunities for local the GMSA and the Business Ministry to showcase Guyanese
businesses and why they should participate in this event. manufactured products.
Businesses were provided with the opportunity to discuss
expectations from the forum and to offer suggestions for it to be The GMSA encourages its members and local manufacturers
effective and successful. and producers to mark this event on your calendar and to
participate fully.

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