{"id":23959,"date":"2024-11-07T14:27:45","date_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=23959"},"modified":"2024-11-07T14:28:53","modified_gmt":"2024-11-07T14:28:53","slug":"investors-urged-to-explore-niche-markets-in-guyanas-infrastructure-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/investors-urged-to-explore-niche-markets-in-guyanas-infrastructure-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Investors Urged to Explore Niche Markets in Guyana&#8217;s Infrastructure Sector"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>October 17, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Public Works Minister Juan Edghill has called on potential investors in Guyana&#8217;s infrastructure sector to focus on niche markets rather than attempting to tackle everything at once. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking at a recent business conference, Edghill encouraged investors to forge partnerships with local stakeholders, emphasizing that successful investments often stem from collaborating with those who understand the local market.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Minister Edghill highlighted several areas within the infrastructure sector with strong investment potential. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One such opportunity is the development of hinterland airstrips. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He suggested that investors could pair this with eco-lodging or glamping facilities, tapping into the growing tourism market in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, Edghill mentioned that Guyana is exploring the development of light and cargo rail systems as part of the government&#8217;s broader vision to establish a world-class logistics hub. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This initiative aligns with plans for a deepwater harbor and aims to improve containerized movement across the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discussions are already underway regarding possible rail routes, particularly one that could connect Palmyra to Brazil.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Edghill also noted that innovative transportation solutions, such as using pods for river crossings, are being considered as part of these infrastructure advancements. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once these ideas are deemed feasible, commercially viable, and safe, they will be explored further as part of Guyana&#8217;s expanding infrastructure initiatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Minister&#8217;s remarks underline the government&#8217;s commitment to creating diverse and sustainable investment opportunities as part of the nation\u2019s ongoing infrastructural development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>October 17, 2024 Public Works Minister Juan Edghill has called on potential investors in Guyana&#8217;s infrastructure sector to focus on niche markets rather than attempting to tackle everything at once.&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23952,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-23959","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23959","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23959"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23959\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23962,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23959\/revisions\/23962"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23952"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23959"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23959"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23959"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}