President Irfaan Ali left Guyana yesterday for the United Arab Emirates (UAE), where he will participate in the Caribbean Investment Forum (CIF2022) and the Global Business Forum LATAM.
CIF2022 is scheduled for March 22-23, while the Business Forum will be held on March 23-24, a release from the Office of the President said.
Ali, the official patron of CIF2022, is expected to deliver the keynote address at the conference, which is being hosted by the Carib-bean Export Development Agency, in association with the Caribbean Association of Investment Pro-motion Agencies (CAIPA).
The release said that sessions will include ‘Doing Business in the Caribbean’ and ‘Caribbean Investment Opportunities’. Information on investing in strategic sectors in the Caribbean will also be provided by sector experts.
Ali is expected to discuss Guyana’s efforts to support economic diversification to date, including investments in non-oil sectors such as manufacturing, trade and agriculture. He will also highlight the country’s future plans.
UAE Minister of State for International Cooperation, Reem Al Hashimy, is expected to share lessons from her country’s decades of growth, based on the management of oil resources and efforts to sustain the long-term prosperity of the country through diversification.
The release said that she will also explain the role of Expo 2020 in further diversifying the economy by building economic partnerships and boosting international cooperation with countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
The President is also expected to take part in the Global Business Forum LATAM, which will be attended by several regional leaders, including Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and President of Colombia, Ivan Marquez.
The event, which was launched in 2016, is being held this year under the Patronage of Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Ali is accompanied by the Minis-ter within the Ministry of Public Works, Deodat Indar; CEO of G-Invest, Dr Peter Ramsaroop and Director of Projects in the Office of the President, Marcia Nadir-Sharma.
