Executive Director of the Barbados-based regional trade and investment promotion agency, Caribbean Export, Deodat Maraj is due to visit Guyana from Monday January 29 to Tuesday February 1, according to information sent to the Stabroek Business earlier this week from the entity’s headquarters. The notification sent to this newspaper described the purpose of the visit as to afford opportunity for “high-level meetings with officials from the Govern-ment, CARICOM, CARIFORUM, and the European Union.” Simultaneously, the release says that the entity is aiming to “enhance the visibility of the Agency in Guyana” and specifically to ensure that local SME’s “can fully leverage the support we provide to boost the country’s exports and attract investments.” The visit, according to the release, also seeks to “spotlight the upcoming Caribbean Investment Forum scheduled to take place in Guyana in the 2nd quarter of this year.”