-by NaAsia Bristol

The United Kingdom is looking to further strengthen its trade and investment relationship with Guyana, as latest figures show trade between the two countries has reached more than two-point-two billion pounds.

This development was highlighted today at the UK Export Finance, UKEF, Private Sector Financing Workshop, held for Guyanese businesses. 

The workshop focused on helping Guyanese businesses understand financing opportunities available through UK Export Finance.

UKEF has up to three billion pounds sterling available for eligible projects in Guyana, creating opportunities for local companies to access long-term financing to expand their businesses and increase trade and investment.

Guyana and the United Kingdom are also looking to further strengthen their trade and investment relationship as Guyana’s economy continues to grow.

Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, says the growth in private sector activity has created increased demand for financing, with growth recorded across agriculture, mining, manufacturing and services.

“To put things in perspective, over the last five years, credit by the domestic financial system, the Guyanese financial system, credit by the financial system in Guyana to the private sector has more than doubled. Private sector credit has grown from December 2020 to December 2025 by 104.7 percent,” he said.
The United Kingdom is also positioning itself to support further investment in Guyana.

British High Commissioner to Guyana, Joseph Fisher, says Guyana has become the United Kingdom’s largest trading partner in the Commonwealth Caribbean.

“Guyana is by some distance the UK’s largest trading partner in the Commonwealth Caribbean, accounting for almost 44 percent of the UK’s total trade with the region. Trade between the UK and Guyana is today at record levels,” he said.

Fisher says trade between the two countries reached more than two-point-two billion pounds sterling for the year ending the first quarter of 2026.

That represents a 35 percent increase compared with the previous year.