Guyana

The government of Japan has made a grant of US4.5mn to Guyana to support the government's promotion of economic structural adjustment efforts, through the signing of an Exchange of... 2008-03-11

BMI View: In the wake of the massacre of 11 civilians at Lusignan and the ensuing ethnically-charged political in-fighting, we have revised down our long-term political ratings... 2008-02-18

BMI View: In 2008, the government is expecting to spend up to GYD3.3bn on various forms of tax relief and social spending. From January 2008, the government has increased the income... 2008-02-11

Guyana was shocked by the killing of 11 people in the small coastal village of Lusignan in January. Coming hours after gunmen attacked police headquarters in Georgetown, the atrocity... 2008-02-08

A recent feature by the Guyanan newspaper Stabroek News has highlighted the extent of the flourishing trade in illegal firearms. Although the police are reported to have seized over... 2008-01-14

BMI View: The pressing economic concern in Guyana - as with the majority of Latin America - is the persistence of latent inflationary pressures. Consumer price inflation hit 13.8%... 2007-12-04

Rising incidents of HIV / AIDS will continue to put an enormous strain on the government's healthcare budget over the forecast period. While the authorities are pursuing preventive... 2007-12-04

BMI View: The latest data from the Guyana Marketing Corporation (GMC) reveal that total exports have showed substantial growth in percentage terms in recent years, from 1,902 tonnes... 2007-11-05

BMI View: Robust economic growth, renewed efforts to contain fiscal expenditure and ongoing improvements to the taxation system are beginning to bear fruit. The corollary is a narrowing... 2007-10-26

BMI View: Inflation in Guyana has gradually ticked up over recent months, and came in at 13.1% y-o-y in