-hears of the success of British High Commissioner, notes UK businesses have seen success in Guyana

SENIOR Minister within the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance and the Public Service Dr. Ashni Singh told businesses out to the United Kingdom that Guyana is open for business and encouraged them to invest here.

The minister made these remarks while meeting with a trade mission out of the United Kingdom, which is the fourth of its kind to be held here with businesses ranging from transport, infrastructure, media and environmental technology among others.

While addressing the mission, Dr. Singh stated that there is room for more to be produced, that is goods and services in every single sector in the country.

However, he said that the government has been working to ensure that in the first instance, there are investments in things that are necessary for the resilience of the Guyanese economy, and things that matter most to the Guyanese people.

As such, he said that they would see during this period heavy investments in what is known as the non-oil economy, in things like energy infrastructure and transport infrastructure to improve the country’s linkages with markets.

He noted, “Guyana is open for business to everybody, as long as you’re willing to come to Guyana, respect the laws of the country, do business in accordance with those laws.”
Dr. Singh further said that as long as businesses come with high standards of operating and business ethics, they are welcome to Guyana.

Meanwhile, British High Commissioner to Guyana, Jane Miller said that UK businesses have found opportunities in various sectors across this country.

With this, she remarked that of the previous trade missions, half of all the businesses have ended up trading or having a business partner working in the country.

This statistic, Miller highlighted, would be one that is quite mind-blowing for those in attendance, but added that this could be attributed to several factors, first of which is the strong relationship shared between Guyana and the UK.

“I think the other reason why the trade missions have been so successful is because there’s so many opportunities here in every sector,” the high commissioner added.