Global Gateway Health-Pharma Investment mission receives a Presidential welcome in Guyana.

A new chapter of cooperation between Europe and Guyana kicked off on June 2, 2025, with the start of a three-day EU Health-Pharma investment mission to the Caribbean country. Upon arrival, the delegation was warmly received by President Irfaan Ali at the State House, where an in-depth discussion took place about Guyana’s ambitious plans for the healthcare sector. President Ali emphasized the country's vision of becoming a health and pharmaceutical manufacturing hub for the Caribbean, and the conversation turned to how Europe could contribute to realizing this vision through strategic investments, technical expertise, and joint ventures. Comprising representatives from 10 European companies across 7 different member states (Spain, Austria, France, the Czech Republic, Sweden, Italy, and Ireland), the Delegation was led by Ambassador Rene Van Nes, the Ambassador of Spain, Cristina Perez, the Ambassador of Sweden Anders Bengcten and the French Chargé Jean-Jacques Forté. This “Team Europe" delegation came to Guyana with a shared purpose: to explore investment opportunities in Guyana’s burgeoning health and pharmaceutical sectors, an essential part of the country's ambitious development strategy. A relatively unknown country to many outside the Caribbean, Guyana is fast becoming a booming oil giant, and its government is now setting its sights on a bold, transformative ambition: to become a regional hub for health and pharma within the Caribbean. Rapid transformation in the sector...