Interest in the Agri-Investment Forum and Expo is heightening with several regional heads already signalling their interest in attending the event to be hosted at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC) from May 19 to 21.
President, Dr. Irfaan Ali made this disclosure during the recent launch of the International Building Expo 2022, at the Pegasus Hotel, Georgetown.
The Head of State said the forum will see tremendous participation from a number of stakeholders, regionally and internationally. There will also be participation of key stakeholders travelling from as far as the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Some 20 global entities, 33 regional, 53 local companies, and at least four global institutions are also on board to date.
The President said hosting events of this nature is pivotal, if Guyana wants to see a steady growth in its non-oil and gas industry. It will attract tourists who will come to enjoy the nation’s booming economic transformation.
“Building out the country to be a country that has a corporate and financial sector, an investment type of arrangement that brings steady traffic through the country and the trickle-down effects is enormous for the restaurants and the small business people,” the President noted. (Modified from DPI)