{"id":27428,"date":"2025-11-14T15:37:04","date_gmt":"2025-11-14T15:37:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=27428"},"modified":"2025-11-14T15:37:04","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T15:37:04","slug":"president-ali-praises-private-sectors-role","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/president-ali-praises-private-sectors-role\/","title":{"rendered":"President Ali praises Private Sector\u2019s role"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>-in advancing Guyana\u2019s economic growth<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Guyana\u2019s premier exhibition, GuyExpo 2025 is now open and will run for four days concluding on Sunday November 16.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>President Dr. Irfaan Ali at the opening ceremony on Thursday lauded the work of the public and private sector in driving economic growth in this country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Kristin-President-Ali-insert.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Kathy-1-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"Kathy Smith, President of the GCCI\" class=\"wp-image-27437\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Kathy-1-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Kathy-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Kathy-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Kathy-1-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Kathy-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The event is being hosted at the National Exhibition Centre, Sophia, Georgetown, under the theme \u201cTransformation through Entrepreneurship and Innovation.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/students-1024x682.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/students-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/students-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/students-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/students-900x600.jpg 900w, https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/students.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the organisers, with almost 300 vendors and over 100,000 visitors expected, this year\u2019s Guy Expo will be one for the books.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This year\u2019s expo features a networking component that will be supported by the Guyana Office for Investment, with the aim of linking entrepreneurs with investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GuyExpo was first launched in 1995 and has been the longest-standing trade expo in Guyana.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>-in advancing Guyana\u2019s economic growth Guyana\u2019s premier exhibition, GuyExpo 2025 is now open and will run for four days concluding on Sunday November 16. 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