— More than half recorded in the last two years, Dr. Singh tells Washington investment forum

TRADE between Guyana and the United States has exceeded US$25 billion over the past decade, with more than half of that total being recorded within the last two years, Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance Dr. Ashni Singh has disclosed.
The Finance Minister revealed the figures while addressing the recent U.S.-Guyana Investment Enabling Forum in Washington, DC, where he also reaffirmed the Government of Guyana’s commitment to deepening investment, trade and commercial ties with the United States.
In a Facebook post following the forum, Dr. Singh said Guyana views its relationship with the United States as a special one, built on shared values and shared interests.
He noted that the United States remains Guyana’s largest source of foreign direct investment (FDI) and its leading trading partner, underscoring the growing economic partnership between the two countries.

Looking ahead, Dr. Singh said President Dr. Irfaan Ali’s administration remains committed to strengthening that relationship by encouraging greater investment and expanding commercial cooperation.
“We would like more U.S. companies to invest in Guyana, and to do business in Guyana and with Guyana and Guyanese companies,” he said.
Dr. Singh represented Guyana at the U.S.-Guyana Investment Enabling Forum, hosted by the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU) in partnership with the U.S. Department of State at the U.S. Institute of Peace.
During his opening remarks, he conveyed appreciation on behalf of President Ali and the Government of Guyana to U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau and his team for facilitating the forum and for their continued engagement and support. He also commended the BCIU for organising the event.
Guyana’s delegation included Foreign Secretary at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Robert Persaud; Guyana’s Ambassador to the United States, Samuel Hinds; Chief Investment Officer of the Guyana Office for Investment (Go-Invest) Dr. Peter Ramsaroop; Counsellor in the Caribbean Executive Director’s Office at the Inter-American Development Bank Navita Anganu-Ramroop; and Adviser to the Embassy of Guyana in Washington, DC, Wazim Mowla.
The forum brought together government officials, investors and business leaders to explore opportunities to further strengthen investment and economic cooperation between Guyana and the United States.
Recently, United States Ambassador to Guyana Nicole Theriot had disclosed that a growing number of major American companies are turning their attention to Guyana, deepening economic ties that will stretch well beyond the oil-and-gas sector.

Speaking in an interview on the ‘Sources’ programme about US–Guyana trade relations, Ambassador Theriot said more and more US firms are ‘waking up to the opportunities’ in Guyana and are actively seeking Guyanese partners.
She stressed that Washington’s focus is on partnership, with the opening of a United States Department of Commerce office inside the US Embassy, Guyana, in September 2023, acting as a “matchmaker” between American investors and local businesses here.
While she did not have an exact figure at hand, Theriot said the number of partnerships has grown exponentially since the office was established.
“One of the things that I think is very important to mention is that it’s not just happening in the oil-and-gas sector, it’s happening in agriculture, it’s happening in security, it’s happening in IT. US companies have really woken up to Guyana,” she said.
According to Theriot, this diversification aligns with the Guyana Government’s own priority of broadening the economy to secure long-term, sustainable growth.