Hospitality, garments, ICT businesses must scale up – GMSA President – News Room Guyana

Businesses in Guyana’s hospitality, garments, ICT and other service-oriented sectors must continue investing in their capacity as the country’s economy expands, President of the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA), Rafeek Khan, said on Thursday.

Khan was speaking at the launch of GuyExpo 2026 and said it provides an opportunity for businesses outside of the traditional sectors to showcase their products and services and connect with potential investors, distributors and other strategic partners.

He pointed specifically to the opportunities available to businesses in hospitality, garments, agro-processing, ICT and other services.

“As our economy expands, GuyExpo serves as a critical catalyst building and bridging the gap between potential and market success…this is your time, now is your time to showcase what you have,” he said.

Khan said businesses in these emerging and non-traditional areas must use opportunities such as GuyExpo to demonstrate their capabilities and establish relationships that could allow them to expand beyond the local market.

“The extracted industries which incorporate forestry, fisheries, mining and oil and gas, this is an expo for you as well. Then you have the agro-processing sector, the garment industries, you have ICT and you have the hospitality businesses…this is your time to prove yourself as a patriotic Guyanese local business,” he said.

Khan said that continued investment in local productive capacity is important as Guyana seeks to build businesses capable of meeting growing demand. Khan also said that stronger, strategic partnerships could help small enterprises develop products and services for regional markets.

He described GuyExpo as a hub for connections, noting that the relationships formed at the event could help businesses collaborate, expand their operations and position themselves to take advantage of opportunities outside Guyana.

For sectors such as hospitality, garments and ICT, he said building that capacity will be increasingly important as the country’s economic growth creates new demand for locally produced goods and services.

Khan said the GMSA remains committed to working with the Government and private-sector stakeholders to ensure local businesses are equipped to grow and thrive.

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