Guyana

Long-standing tensions between Guyana and Suriname came to a head on October 14, when the Surinamese coast guard seized a Guyanese-owned ship that was en route to the Guyanese port... 2008-11-03

BMI View: While we have recently downgraded our 2009 and 2010 real GDP growth forecast for Guyana, to 1.5% and 2.2% respectively (from 2.2% and 2.5%), due to a deteriorating external... 2008-11-03

BMI View: Despite government claims that the country experienced its highest levels of exports in recent times, we believe a slowdown in global economic growth and our bearish commodity... 2008-10-29

BMI View : Inflation data for Q208 showed price growth had slowed again in June, down to 7.4% y-o-y from 8.2% in May. While this suggests that President Bharrat Jagdeo's government... 2008-10-08

Despite consumer price inflation (CPI) witnessing a 0.6% m-o-m increase in June, year-on-year percentage growth was slightly lower than in May, down to 7.4% from 8.2%, continuing... 2008-09-10

A meeting between a parliamentary delegation from Brazil and Speaker of Guyana's National Assembly, Ralph Ramkarran, on September 1 is not only a step towards improving Brazilian-Guyanese... 2008-09-03

BMI View:Despite the Bank of Guyana's upbeat economic growth outlook for end-2008 (it is projecting a 4.8% real GDP growth this year), we believe that a drop in soft commodity prices... 2008-08-07

President Bharrat Jagdeo is already talking up his People's Progressive Party (PPP)'s chances in the 2011 regional and general elections - even though he is prevented by term limits... 2008-08-05

Guyana's current account deficit widened sharply in Q108 to US$117.1mn, up from US$41.6mn in Q107. The catalyst behind this deterioration was a 44.5% surge in import growth on the... 2008-08-05

At the 4th PetroCaribe Summit, to be held in Venezuela on July 12, the rising price of fuel is likely to be high on the agenda. Country representatives will also discuss possible... 2008-07-10