This year’s GuyExpo expects 85 international exhibitors, some 50 more than last year.
This is according to the Government Information Agency (GINA), which says that over 440 booths are being constructed for the four-day event, which begins on October 3 at the Sophia Exhibition Complex.
This year’s expo is being staged under the theme, ‘Advancing productivity through innovation, modernisation and expansion,’
GINA said that several first time foreign exhibitors will be at the event. Exhibitors will be coming from China, India, Brazil, Venezuela, Argentina, Grenada, St. Lucia, French Guiana, and Suriname. They will be exhibiting manufacturing and agro processing products, including foods, spices, wine, and equipment.
The annual event is hosted through a collaboration between the Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce and the Guyana Manufacturers and Services Association (GM&SA).
GINA said that the ministry will be pre-selling tickets since there will be a limit of 25,000 persons per day