With successive political administrations in Guyana having made several failed attempts to improve the country’s trading links with the rest of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), the current government is said to have tried yet again on improving trade relations with the region, according to March 27 . The story of a Caribbean Business Report that suggests the likelihood of another attempt to do so.
The latest initiative that the Report says follows concerns expressed by President Irfaan Ali late last year regarding issues affecting inter-regional trade, claims that the PPP / C administration will seek to take action towards the removal of barriers affecting interregional trade. in collaboration with the country’s private sector.
There has been concern across the region about what is felt to be the ineffectiveness of the Single Market and Caribbean Economy (CSME) which, in theory at least, allows for the movement of goods and services within regions across CARICOM member countries. .