Guyana: Very Useful Websites for Trade and Investment

GUYANA: VERY USEFUL WEBSITES FOR TRADE AND INVESTMENT

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INTRODUCTION

Official Name: Co-operative Republic of Guyana

This presentation offers a comprehensive list of very useful Websites related to trade
and investment for the country of Guyana, located on the northern shore of South
America. A former British colony until its independence in 1966, Guyana is
historically, economically, and culturally linked with the English-speaking Caribbean
nations.

As a nation state, it is a member of the Commonwealth of Nations; the Caribbean
Community (CARICOM); the Union of South American Nations (UNASUR);
Association of Caribbean States (ACS / AEC); the African, Caribbean & Pacific
Group of States (ACP); and Associate Member of the Southern Common Market
(MERCOSUR / MERCOSUL)

Source: Commonwealth of Nations

GUYANA ECONOMY AND GENERAL INFORMATION

To learn more about Guyana’s geography, population, government, economy, communications, transportation, and
other information, check one or more of the following Websites and reports:

CIA: The World Factbook https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/gy.html
I MF Country Report No. 18/220: International Monetary Fund, released July 16, 2018
U.S. Department of State

GUYANA TRADE POLICY

Guyana has participated in the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) since 1966 and is a member of
the World Trade Organization (WTO) since January 1995.

Guyana’s Excise Tax Legislation
Published by the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA)

Guyana Budget Estimates 2019
Ministry of Finance, Guyana

Guyana Patents and Designs Act Chapter 90:03
Published by the Government of Guyana 1973

Guyana Trade Marks Act Chapter 90:01
Published by the Government of Guyana 1973

GUYANA TRADE DATA

Guyana Imports and Exports: Latest Update
Guyana Imports and Exports by SITC Group of Products
Guyana Imports and Exports by Country of Origin & Destination

U.S. Exports to Guyana by End-Use Category 2009 -2018

U.S. Imports from Guyana by End-Use Category 2009 -2018

GUYANA REGIONAL AND BILATERAL TRADE AND INVESTMENT AGREEMENTS

Guyana (then British Guiana), together with Barbados and Antigua, was a founding member of the Caribbean Free-
Trade Area (CARIFTA) Agreement signed in 1965. The Agreement was renewed in 1968 with Trinidad and Tobago
as an additional founding member.

In 1972, the leaders of the then seven Caribbean member countries decided to transform CARIFTA into a Common
Market. Under the Treaty of Chaguaramas signed by Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago, the
Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) came into effect on 1 August 1973.

For more information on doing business with CARICOM, see CARICOM: Very Useful Websites for Trade and
Investment.

The Website of Guyana’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs provides links to Trade and Investments Agreements
signed between Guyana and other nations, as listed on the next page.

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