The Government says private sector investment remains critical to economic reform and diversification.

Speaking at the launch of the new Audi Q3 on Wednesday evening, Minister of Trade, Investment and Tourism, Satyakama Maharaj, said businesses that continue to reinvest locally are helping to modernise the economy, even as the government works to remove longstanding barriers.

He pointed to companies like Southern Sales as examples of how sustained investment in training, infrastructure and service standards benefits workers, consumers and the wider economy.