Businesses in Guyana and different parts of the words will be showcasing what they have to offer when the Guyana Exhibition (GUYEXPO 2010) opens Thursday at the National Exhibition site.
This year the Exposition will be held under the theme “Expanding Investment in a Sustainable Environment”. This is in recognition of Guyana’s growth, continued support and strategy to expand opportunities for investment.
Visiting the exposition site today, workers were going beyond the extra call of duty to complete the exhibition boots before the opening ceremony which is billed for Thursday at 5pm.
Guyana’s largest Trade and Investment Exposition – GuyExpo began in 1995. This event which showcases locally produced goods and services, became an annual event in 2004 and is now the longest sustained exhibition in the Caribbean. In that year, the organizers noting the growth and interdependence of international trade opened the exhibition to the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and other regional exhibitors.
GuyExpo is now a national event and takes a permanent place on the Ministry of tourism, Industry and Commerce’s Annual Calendar of Events. This trade and investment activity is usually held in September.
This premier exposition and trade fair offers business associates the opportunity to meet, network and negotiate with international companies and establishments, as well as showcase their skills, talents and creative works.
This annual event provides a platform for both local and foreign businesses: importers, exporters, retailers, wholesalers. It fuses together a wide cross section of producers of handicraft, furniture, garments, jewellery, and horticulture, pharmaceuticals, tourism, information technology and most of all our culture. This ideal setting provides the opportunity for businesses to increase their competitiveness and efficiency and foster growth.
