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The Parliament Building in Georgetown, Guyana, under a wide sky.

Parliament Building, Georgetown, 2015Photograph by Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and colour-graded

Guyana Market

Doing business in Guyana.

The public bodies and business organisations an international company meets when entering Guyana, each linked to its own website.

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Parliament Building, Georgetown, 2015Photograph by Dan Sloan, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons, cropped and colour-graded

Directory

Official bodies.

The public authorities that register, tax, set standards for and promote trade in Guyana.

Setting up

  • Deeds and Commercial Registries Authority

    Keeps Guyana’s official registers of companies, business names, trademarks and other commercial records.

    portal.gov.gyUpdated

  • National Insurance Scheme

    Administers Guyana’s national social insurance scheme, to which employers and employees contribute.

    nis.org.gyUpdated

Tax, customs and standards

Investment and trade

  • Guyana Office for Investment (GO-Invest)

    The government’s investment and export promotion agency.

    guyanainvest.gov.gyUpdated

  • Ministry of Tourism, Industry and Commerce

    The ministry responsible for commerce, industry, tourism, standards development and consumer protection.

    mintic.gov.gyUpdated

  • Maritime Administration Department

    Responsible for maritime administration and the management and development of Guyana’s ports.

    marad.gov.gyUpdated

  • Bank of Guyana

    Guyana’s central bank, responsible for monetary policy and oversight of the financial system.

    bankofguyana.org.gyUpdated

Energy sector supply chain

  • Local Content Secretariat

    Maintains the Local Content Register of Guyanese companies and nationals supplying the petroleum sector.

    localcontent.gov.gyUpdated

Documents

Frequently requested documents.

Forms, laws and reports as published by the issuing body. Each file opens from the issuer’s own website.

Setting up

Tax, customs and standards

Laws

Energy sector

Economic reports

Files are published and updated by each issuing body. Sizes and dates as listed on .

Networks

Business networks.

Private membership organisations.

Each organisation’s own website sets out its current requirements.

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