Guyana has laws governing intellectual property rights and patents. However, a lack of enforcement offers limits safeguards in practice and allows for the relatively uninhibited distribution and sale of illegally obtained content.

Guyana is not a signatory of the 1996 World Trade Organization (WTO) Information Technology Agreement (ITA) nor the 2015 expansion (ITA II).

According to Art. 39.6 (b) of the Procurement Act 2003, there is a 10% margin of preference for domestic providers or domestically produced goods. However, it is reported that this margin is rarely utilised.

According to Art. 11 of the Small Business Act 2004 (as amended by Art. 3 of the Small Business (Amendment) Act 2021), the Government shall use its best endeavours to ensure that at least 20% of its procurement of goods, services and works to be executed annually is obtained from small businesses and for this purpose, the Council shall prepare annually a Small Business Procurement Programme.

According to Art. 25 of the Procurement Act 2003, public tendering is mandatory. However, a procuring entity may use exceptionally restrictive tenders in accordance with Sections 26-29 of the Procurement Act and Schedule 2 of the Procurement Regulation (as amended by the Procurement [Amendment] Regulation 2019). These exceptions include: (i) restricted tendering, when goods, services, or works are available only from a limited number of contractors or suppliers if the estimated cost of the contract is below the threshold of GYD 10 million (approx. USD 48,000); (ii) single source procurement: when they are available from only one source, or additional supplies are needed from an already awarded contractor if the estimated cost of the contract is below the threshold of GYD 1.5 million (approx. USD 7,200); (iii) when procurement is conducted through community participation in poor and remote communities if the estimated cost of the contract is below the threshold of GYD 5 million (approx. USD 24,000.); or (iv) the estimated value of the contract does not exceed GYD 1.5 million (approx. USD 7,200).

Guyana is not a party to the World Trade Organization (WTO) Agreement on Government Procurement nor does it have observer status.

According to Art. 12 of the Investment Act, an investment company may be wholly owned by foreign or domestic investors. According to Art. 5 of the Companies Act, incorporating in Guyana does not have residency requirements, but according to Art. 312 external companies must register with the government to conduct business in the country. According to the Business Registration Act, Guyanese companies must use the real surnames of the incorporators or be registered with the government.

Guinea-Bissau lacks a comprehensive framework for consumer protection that applies to online transactions.

Guinea-Bissau has not signed the United Nations (UN) Convention on the Use of Electronic Communications in International Contracts.

Guinea-Bissau has not adopted national legislation based on or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Commerce.

Guinea-Bissau has not adopted national legislation based on, or influenced by the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Model Law on Electronic Signatures.

It is reported that in Guinea-Bissau, the de minimis threshold, that is, the minimum value of goods below which Customs Authority do not charge duties, is USD 100, below the 200 USD threshold recommended by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC).

Art. 2 of Decree No. 7/2012 states that only entities legally incorporated or residents in Guinea-Bissau can acquire local domain names ".gw". However, under certain conditions, temporary domain registration can take place, namely if the foreign company appoints a local legal representative and presents a declaration duly certified committing to set up the company in Guinea-Bissau.

Guinea-Bissau has not joined any agreement with binding commitments to open transfers of data across borders.