The Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce (SGCC) is an international

chamber of commerce A chamber of commerce, or board of trade, is a form of business network. For example, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of businesses. Business owners in towns and cities form these local societies to ad ...

that is aiming at strengthening the economic ties between

Suriname Suriname (; srn, Sranankondre or ), officially the Republic of Suriname ( nl, Republiek Suriname , srn, Ripolik fu Sranan), is a country on the northeastern Atlantic coast of South America. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the north ...

and

Guyana Guyana ( or ), officially the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, is a country on the northern mainland of South America. Guyana is an indigenous word which means "Land of Many Waters". The capital city is Georgetown. Guyana is bordered by the ...

.Suriname Herald
Suriname en Guyana slaan handen ineen voor oprichting Kamer van Koophandel
31 August 2023 The SGCC was lanced on 24 February 2024. On 30 August 2023 the SGCC held its first, virtual stakeholders meeting with representatives from Surinamese and Guyanese companies. The meeting was organized by Henna Soerdjoesing, the director of the Surinamese ministry Foreign Affairs, International Business and International Cooperation (BIBIS). Some of the other attendees were Surinamese minister of Foreign Affairs,

Albert Ramdin Albert Ramchand Ramdin (born 27 February 1958) is a Surinamese diplomat serving as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the Santokhi cabinet since 16 July 2020. He is a member of the Progressive Reform Party (VHP). Early life and education Ramdin w ...

, and Guyanese ambassador Virjanand Depoo. On 3 January 2024 Rahul Lildhar was presented as

chief executive officer A chief executive officer (CEO), also known as a central executive officer (CEO), chief administrator officer (CAO) or just chief executive (CE), is one of a number of corporate executives charged with the management of an organization especially ...

(CEO). Next to bi-national trade relations, the SGCC promotes trade relations of both countries at foreign venues, like in May 2024 in

Houston Houston (; ) is the most populous city in Texas, the most populous city in the Southern United States, the fourth-most populous city in the United States, and the sixth-most populous city in North America, with a population of 2,304,580 in ...

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, at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC). At the inaugural bi-national trade event from 5 to 9 June 2024,

Paramaribo Paramaribo (; ; nicknamed Par'bo) is the capital and largest city of Suriname, located on the banks of the Suriname River in the Paramaribo District. Paramaribo has a population of roughly 241,000 people (2012 census), almost half of Suriname's ...

hosts the biggest Guyanese trade delegation ever. In July 2024, the government's financing arm, the Suriname Investment and Trade Agency (SITA), signed a memorandum of understanding for cooperation with the Suriname-Guyana Chamber of Commerce.De Ware Tijd
Suriname-Guyana Kamer van Koophandel tekent MOU’s met partners
19 July 2024

External links

Official website

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{{Reflist Chambers of commerce Economy of Suriname International business organizations International organizations based in Guyana International organizations based in Suriname Organizations established in 2023 Economy of Guyana

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