Guyana President: China could refashion world trade

Jagdeo

In order for the Caribbean region to successfully maximise on any trade relations with China and narrow the gap within the free trade system, the region must create a free trade agreement that would facilitate value added activities and spur growth.

This is the advice of Bharrat Jagdeo, President of Guyana, who was speaking on Monday at the Third China-Caribbean Economic and Trade Co-operation Forum, at the Hyatt Regency Trinidad Hotel, Port-of-Spain. Jagdeo, who declared that China is the future for trade within the Caribbean, said there exists inequalities in trade relations between developed and developing countries that create barriers to successful trading—putting developing countries at a disadvantage.

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5 Comments

  1. lawyer
    September 30, 2011

    That’s funny… I never heard anyone say we would speak American when US was giving us AID. China has massive financial resouces, even the US getting loans from China

  2. G.I Joe
    September 30, 2011

    Don’t be fooled by the stadiums they are building around the developing world. They know what they want from the rest of the world. That is just window dressing. By the time they are done, we will all be speaking Mandarin.

    • just askinh
      October 1, 2011

      so what’s wrong with that?

  3. RastaMarn
    September 30, 2011

    Mista want a lash man,,, Garçon hall your Arse there yeh,,, you doh see what that World Trade agreement has done to the U.S Economy,,, Instead of trying to Boost Regional trade you want us to start importing more from International Conglomerates??? there are adequate resources therein the sister countries within in region!!! what kindda formal education mista them went and paid their moneys for huh,,,
    No wonder he look like they have a gun to his head and he appears to be profusely bursting a sweat,,,
    Dude hall your Arsse and start thinking how to facilitate regional before you can go International yeh if you know what good for you and your people(s),,,

  4. WIKILEAKS
    September 30, 2011

    “In order for the Caribbean region to successfully maximise on any trade relations with China and narrow the gap within the free trade system, the region must create a free trade agreement that would facilitate value added activities and spur growth”

    I am really the PM of Guyana. He is using all the buzz word and saying the right thing…VALUE ADDED ACTIVITIES—in order words differentiators.

    Way to Go PM

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