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
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(CEO).
Next to bi-national trade relations, the SGCC promotes trade relations of both countries at foreign venues, like in May 2024 in
Houston
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,
Texas
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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
See also
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Economy of Guyana
The economy of Guyana is one of the fastest growing in the world with a gross domestic product (GDP) growth of 19.9% in 2021. In 2022, Guyana had a per capita gross domestic product of $42,647 and an average GDP growth of 4.2% over the previous de ...
and of
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 ...
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List of company registers
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Chamber of Commerce and Factories
The Chamber of Commerce and Factories, native name Kamer van Koophandel en Fabrieken (KKF), is a Surinamese institution that offers advice to companies before, during and afther the start, and registers them in the company register. The company reg ...
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Ghana-Suriname Chamber of Commerce
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Suriname-India Chamber of Commerce and Industry
The Suriname India Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) is an international, semi-governmental chamber of commerce that is aiming at strengthening the economic ties between Suriname and India,De Ware Tijd‘Bedrijfsleven gaat mee met hechtere r ...
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Suriname-Netherlands Chamber of Commerce
The Suriname-Netherlands Chamber of Commerce, native name Suriname-Nederland Kamer van Koophandel, is a chamber of commerce with the goal to improve the entrepreneurial infrastructure en promote commerce between Suriname and the Netherlands.STVSSur ...
External links
Official website
References
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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