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GMSA weary of difficulties at local banks, Jagdeo says gov’t considering a request for revolving fund

CLICK HERE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE Access to capital has long been a hindrance to the formation and expansion of local businesses but the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) has a proposal that could change that. During its mid-year business dinner on Tuesday night, the Association’s President, Rafeek Khan acknowledged this impediment and said a revolving fund would be...Read More

GMSA elects new board of directors

CLICK HERE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE – Managing Director of Woods Direct, Mr. Rafeek Khan, has been re-elected unopposed to head the Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA).He will be supported by Mr. Ramsay Ali, CEO of Sterling Products Limited, as First Vice President and Chairman of Agro-Processing Sub-sector; Dr. Vishnu Doerga of ActionINVEST Caribbean Inc., as Second Vice...Read More

GMSA lauds amendments to COVID measures

CLICK HERE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE Pursuant to the advisory issued today, regarding the amendments to the COVID-19 emergency measures (No 1 of 2022), the GMSA welcomes this provision by the National COVID-19 task force. The Government of Guyana through this task force has been monitoring and evaluating the impact of the pandemic in Guyana, thus resulting in the lift of the National...Read More

GMSA budget comment seeks more $$ for small business development

CLICK HERE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE Against the backdrop of what, over several years, has been a failure on the part of government to grant incentives and create opportunities for the meaningful expansion and growth of the micro- and small-business sector in Guyana, one of the country’s high-profile Business Support Organizations (BSOs) has issued a call for the government to ‘change...Read More

‘He led a life worthy of emulation’ – GMSA

CLICK HERE TO READ ORIGINAL ARTICLE The Guyana Manufacturing and Services Association (GMSA) says the late Dr Yesu Persaud “truly led a life worthy of emulation, one that will inspire many for generations to come”. In a statement yesterday, the GMSA noted that Dr Persaud served as president of the GMSA, then known as the Guyana Manufacturers Association (GMA) in 1992 where he...Read More