Several opportunities open to private sector under EPA

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Deputy Senior Director of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) or former finance Minister Carl Greenidge (left) makes a point to President Bharrat Jagdeo, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation Dr Henry Jeffrey and CRNM technical Analyst Nigel Durrant during a break yesterday. (Photo by Jules Gibson)
Deputy Senior Director of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) or former finance Minister Carl Greenidge (left) makes a point to President Bharrat Jagdeo, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation Dr Henry Jeffrey and CRNM technical Analyst Nigel Durrant during a break yesterday. (Photo by Jules Gibson)

 – GBTI business forum told

By Miranda La Rose

Deputy Senior Director of the Caribbean Regional Negotiating Machinery (CRNM) or former finance Minister Carl Greenidge (left) makes a point to President Bharrat Jagdeo, Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation Dr Henry Jeffrey and CRNM technical Analyst Nigel Durrant during a break yesterday. (Photo by Jules Gibson) The local private sector can benefit from several opportunities including trade in goods and services; use of the natural environment for filming; value-added on fishery products, organic fruits, and knowledge in engineering and architecture.

Caribbean Regional Nego-tiating Machinery (CRNM) Private Sector Liaison, Lincoln Price, speaking at the Guyana Bank for Trade and Industry (GBTI) business forum said Spanish businessmen felt Guyana was a good location for filming in a natural environment with its jungles.

The forum, held under the theme ‘The Cariforum/EU EPA – The Challenge to Transform’ at Le Meridien Pegasus yesterday attracted wide representation from the local business community. Speaking on the subject of transformation of the private sector in relation to the Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) between Cariforum and the European Union (EU), Price said Sweden was interested in importing value-added fish products – and while Guyana did not export these products, it was an area that could be developed.