Actions Areas
CSME

 

Maximising Opportunities from CSME: Platform for Accessing New Market Opportunities
An opportunity for Guyana to jump on board a single market of over 14 million consumers with US$50 billion to spend creates huge opportunities for Guyana’s businesses. Join others to plan actions to increase Guyana’s market share and steer our economic ship toward higher profits.

1. Focus of the Action Team
The Action Team focussed its discussions on how best to take advantage of the opportunities that would be available to Guyanese businesspersons under the CSME and looked at ways to ensuring that the rights accorded were not restricted because of the presence of non-tariff barriers.

2. Main Themes and Strategies Addressed
The need was recognized for wider dissemination of information on the CSME to ensure that a wide-cross section of persons were made aware of the benefits of the CSME. The Minister of Foreign Trade and International Cooperation made a brief presentation as did the representative from the CARICOM Secretariat. There was recognition of the need to eliminate existing barriers to trade to ensure the smooth operation of the CSME. The President highlighted the possibility of the establishment of a Unit that would investigation breaches of existing treaty arrangements (not limited to the CSME). The group thought there was a need for further development of and investment in the services sector while others supported the call for exploration of opportunities existing in bilateral agreements. Other action team members saw the opportunity to develop a line of branded Guyanese products and linking with other sectors, such as tourism, to distribute their line to tourists.

3. Key Initiatives Identified

Initiative	Leaders of the Initiative
Investing in the Services	Aneesha Rahaman-Allie/Mr. Patrick Walker
Removing the Barriers
Gaining from Bilaterals	Alicia Reid/Colwyn King
Marketing Guyana	Joycelyn Dow

4. Summary of Next Steps for Action Team

 

5. Leadership Team

Private	Public	Facilitators
Joycelyn Dow Bal Persaud	Mr. Patrick Walker (CARICOM) Hon. Clement Rohee(MOFTIC)	Alicia Reid (USAID GTIS) Samuel Brathwaite (IDS)

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