Impact of foreign direct investment on mining sector for study

 Participants at the Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment’s Workshop at the Herdmanston Lodge (GINA photo)

The Ministry of Natural Resources and the Environment yesterday held an inception workshop for a study that the ministry will be undertaking on the impact of Foreign Direct Investments (FDI) on the extractive sector in Guyana, GINA said.

With financial support and the help of international experts from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the ministry has been able to develop a concept note, GINA said.

Minister of Natural Resources and the Environment Robert Persaud told the workshop that the country