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Several presentations were made. Chief of Party Bud Eaton,
CARANA Vice President Santiago Sedaca, and competitiveness
expert Alec Hansen presented GTIS’s ongoing work in Guyana,
emphasizing the project’s current cluster development efforts.
Two well-known Guyanese and Jamaican entrepreneurs discussed
their experiences building internationally competitive, export-oriented
companies in the region. Their remarks sought to encourage
the Guyanese business community to look beyond their country's
challenges and to embrace opportunities presented by expanded
trade.
The event closed with remarks from Ambassador Bullen and
the President Jagdeo.
Ambassador Bullen emphasized the agility that GTIS has displayed
in providing just-in-time assistance, including recent work
that helped the Guyanese shrimp industry reach certification
for exporting to the U.S., as well as assistance to the peanut
and furniture industries with standards and product development
which will enable these industries to more actively participate
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| From Left to Right: CARANA's
Santiago Sedaca, Ambassador Bullen, President Jagdeo,
and Glen Khan, President and CEO of Laparkan Holdings
Limited |
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President Jagdeo, an economist in his own right, called upon
the private sector community to embrace a more entrepreneurial
spirit by developing competitive products for international
markets in lieu of the more traditional approach of pursuing
government protection and regulatory and tax breaks. The President
spoke of his early support for GTIS and his feeling that the
approach taken by the project was the right one at the right
time.
For further information on the GTIS Project, please contact
CARANA Vice President Santiago Sedaca, or visit the project
website at www.gtisproject.com
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