{"id":24972,"date":"2024-12-12T15:01:25","date_gmt":"2024-12-12T15:01:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=24972"},"modified":"2024-12-12T15:02:27","modified_gmt":"2024-12-12T15:02:27","slug":"gcci-launches-business-forum-focused-on-energy-sector-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/gcci-launches-business-forum-focused-on-energy-sector-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"GCCI Launches Business Forum Focused on Energy Sector Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Celestine Chacon | November 16, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has commenced its fourth annual Business Development Forum, a two-day event held at the Pegasus Suites. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The forum is designed to empower Guyanese businesses to seize opportunities within the expanding oil and gas supply chain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s event is being held under the theme <em>\u201cDeveloping Local Businesses for the Emerging Energy Sector\u201d<\/em> and aims to address critical areas such as financing, marketing, quality improvement, and overcoming challenges in the energy industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Senior Vice President of the GCCI and Chairperson of the Petroleum Committee, Kathy Smith, highlighted the importance of fostering a business environment that aligns with the demands of the energy sector. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event underscores the Chamber\u2019s commitment to advancing local enterprises and enhancing economic growth in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Representing the Ministry of Natural Resources, Permanent Secretary Joslyn McKenzie emphasized the government\u2019s ongoing efforts to support local businesses. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He noted collaborative initiatives with stakeholders in the oil and gas sector, as well as international partners, to provide the necessary resources and infrastructure to strengthen local enterprises.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Throughout the forum, stakeholders will engage in discussions on various topics, including access to financing, improving business standards, and strategies to navigate the challenges of participating in the energy sector.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is expected to provide participants with actionable insights and tools to better position their businesses within Guyana\u2019s rapidly growing energy landscape.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Celestine Chacon | November 16, 2024 The Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) has commenced its fourth annual Business Development Forum, a two-day event held at the Pegasus&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24975,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,363,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24972","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-national-transformation","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24972","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=24972"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24972\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24976,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24972\/revisions\/24976"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24975"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24972"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24972"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24972"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}