GUYANA and Suriname face challenges building up local capacity for servicing new offshore industries and discussion is emerging about how the two countries might get better results by working more closely together.In Guyana, a country starting its oil industry from scratch, Stabroek block consortium leader ExxonMobil worked with the Guyanese government to create the Centre For Local Business Development (CLBD) as the main forum for training and capacity-building.Earlier this month, ExxonMobil said it will invest $100 million to help provide local jobs and increase the competitiveness of local businesses to "lay the foundation necessary for a thriving business environment and sustained economic growth".Such commitments have so far been voluntary, but public consultations have started on local content policy legislation.
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