The private sector of Guyana and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Suriname collaborated to host a Guyana-Suriname Trade Conference on January 15 to 17, 2015. The Conference was intended to promote trade between Guyana and Suriname, in particular to increase Guyanese exports of goods and services to Suriname and to increase tourism between the two countries.  The Conference saw the participation of thirty-five business executives and government officials from Suriname and numerous Guyanese private sector leaders and government officials.