The Private Sector Commission wants a meeting with the Brazilian Ambassador and Minister of Foreign Affairs Carl Greenidge to explain the myriad obstacles Guyanese businesses face accessing the benefits of the Guyana/Brazil Partial Scope trade agreement.
It is their hope that from hearing first-hand of their plight, which has seen years of lamentation by the local business community about access to the Brazilian market, that the two sides will hasten to put mechanisms in place that can see a renewed commitment and bolstering of trade. The 2001 partial scope pact which took effect from 2004 established tariff reductions for a number of items.