Guyana’s Chief Investment Officer, Peter Ramsaroop, is currently participating in the 12th World FZO World Congress in Panama under the theme “Free Zones in the New Global Operating Model” where he joined regional leaders, policymakers, investors, and private sector stakeholders in discussions on the future of investment, trade, free zones, sustainability, and economic transformation.
The three-day high-level engagement, currently underway in Panama, features keynote addresses from the President of Panama and the President of the Dominican Republic and brings together representatives from across Latin America and the Caribbean to examine new global models for investment-led growth and competitiveness.
During the Caribbean Ministerial Panel on the opening day of the conference, Ramsaroop highlighted Guyana’s rapid transformation under Vision 2030 and outlined the Government’s strategic approach to building complete economic ecosystems that position Guyana as a global leader in food security, climate leadership, sustainable industrial growth, and regional integration.
He further highlighted how President Dr. Mohamed Irfaan Ali has embarked on creating complete sectors that function as free-zone-equivalent ecosystems, including agriculture, education, and healthcare, while also advancing Special Economic Zone models for additional sectors aimed at accelerating investment, production, exports, and job creation.
Ramsaroop also noted that Guyana’s investment framework already provides special by-law incentives for Regions One, Seven, Eight, Nine, and Ten as part of the Government’s broader strategy to stimulate economic expansion, private sector participation, and inclusive development across hinterland and emerging growth regions.
He explained that these incentives complement the broader Vision 2030 agenda by encouraging investment in agriculture, agro-processing, manufacturing, tourism, logistics, and value-added industries while creating new opportunities for employment, infrastructure development, and community advancement.
Ramsaroop will also participate in the Agri Panel during the coming days of the conference, where he is expected to further highlight Guyana’s model of integrating agriculture, agro-processing, logistics, infrastructure, and sustainability into export-ready value chains designed to position the country as a major global food security and investment destination.
The Agri Panel discussions will focus on how free-zone-equivalent models can support sustainable agricultural growth, value-added production at source, green technologies, digital transformation, traceability systems, and investment partnerships that balance productivity with environmental stewardship.
Ramsaroop emphasised that Guyana’s development strategy is not based on isolated projects, but on deliberate economic design that integrates infrastructure, logistics, energy, agro-processing, manufacturing, and export-ready industries under the One Guyana framework.
He further noted that Guyana continues to position itself as one of the world’s most attractive investment destinations through policies that encourage innovation, industrialisation, regional trade integration, and long-term economic resilience under the leadership of Ali.
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