Guyana-China trade moved from US$180m to US$1.23b in 11 years – Ambassador

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Prime Minister Mark Phillips (fourth from left) and Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, Guo Haiyan (third from left) with members of the association. (Office of the Prime Minister photo)
Prime Minister Mark Phillips (fourth from left) and Chinese Ambassador to Guyana, Guo Haiyan (third from left) with members of the association. (Office of the Prime Minister photo)

Over the last 11 years,  bilateral trade between Guyana and China has zoomed from US$180m to US$1.23b and Chinese enterprises here employ about 2,000 Guyanese, Beijing’s top diplomat here said.

Speaking on Saturday, at the Chinese Lunar New Year Reception of the Association of Chinese Enterprises  in Guyana (ACEG), Ambassador Guo Haiyan  lauded the role it has played in co-operation between the two countries.

Founded in 2013 she said that ACEG was one of the earliest foreign chambers of commerce here and now has 21 members some of which are state-owned and listed in the Fortune Global 500.