Shortly after Prime Minister John Briceno returns from Glasgow, Scotland from COP-26, he will lead the first-ever Belize Investment Summit.

That's an event that the Briceno Government is hoping will jump start the Belize investment climate

That 2-day event is scheduled to take place next Wednesday and Thursday on San Pedro.

This morning, 2 officials from BELTRAIDE were guests on Sunup on 7, and they shared details on how the summit is expected to work next week:

The BELTRAIDE officials also drew attention to a competition which the Government is holding. Belizeans with a strong idea for a start-up company will be able to make a sales pitch, and if they are selected, they will get access to almost 10 thousand US dollars in funding. They explained how the competition works:

The panel of judges will announce which business idea will be funded.

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