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Contents

PROFILE OF GMSA
05 Vision & Mission Statement
06 Notice of Annual General Meeting
07 Board Members 2017-2018 & Sub-Sector Chairpersons

MESSAGES
08 Message from Minister of Finance, Mr. Winston Jordan
09 Message from Minister of Business, Mr. Dominic Gaskin

10 PRESIDENT’S REPORT
GOVERNANCE AND ADVOCACY
14 GMSA and Government establish Strategic Engagement Forum – Ministerial
Roundtables
16 Private Sector Business Summit – GMSA plays key role
20 Budget 2018 – GMSA pushes for measures for Manufacturing and Services Sector
23 GMSA engages with GOINVEST

GREEN ECONOMY
30 Private Sector, Government Must Act Decisively to Build Green Economy
33 GMSA makes inputs to CARICOM Action Plan on Environment and Natural Resources

TRADE FACILITATION AND MARKETTING AND PROMOTION
35 Guyana Investment and Trade Expo 2018 – GMSA partnering with Ministry of Business
37 GMSA and Ministry of Business convene 1st Agro-Processing Expo – UnCappeD

CAPACITY BUILDING AND INSTITUTIONAL STRENGTHENING
42 Industry Officials Benefit from Food Safety Plan Workshop
46 ExxonMobil’s Local Business Development Centre to Boost Oil & Gas Competitiveness
48 Developing Resilient Fruits, Vegetables Sector Key to Food Security
49 GMSA Members Benefit from Training in Energy Audits

ANNUAL PRESENTATION OF AWARDS AND DINNER 2017
50 GMSA DINNER – Feature Speaker, Minister of Finance Mr. Winston Jordan
57 GMSA Financial Report 2017
71 Bulletin Board
72 Private Sector Must Play Key Role in the Emergence of a Green Economy
74 APAD Highlights
75 UncappeD Highlights
76 GMSA Membership List

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