Enhanced Guyana-Suriname trade could hasten regional single market

Corentyne businessman and President of the Upper Corentyne Chamber of Commerce Abraham Subnauth has told Stabroek Business that the strengthening of trade ties between Guyana and Suriname could serve as a catalyst for the creation of a genuine single market in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).

“You get a feeling that it is up to us, Guyana and Suriname, as neighbours and as CARICOM member countries to kick-start genuine intra-regional trade. There is that feeling that if it can happen between our two countries it can happen in the region,” Subnauth said.

Against this backdrop Subnauth said that the Corentyne business community was eagerly awaiting “further developments” arising out of the