More symptoms of Dutch Disease, PPP/C has to take national approach to good governance

Since August 2020, the new PPP/C government has begun to implement an impressive two-pronged strategy. It intends to carry out pro-poor and pro-business policies to meet the “basic needs of every single Guyanese”, and secondly to develop good economic, financial, social and political governance policies to avoid the oil ‘Dutch Disease’. Without using any oil…

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A CHECKLIST FOR TESTING AND PREVENTING THE OIL“DUTCH DISEASE”

Vice-President Bharrat Jagdeo gave a very comprehensive and detailed presentationof the Government’s positions on the new oil and gas industry in an interview with Kaieteur Radio’s Kiana Wilburg. In contrast to the lack of transparency on the oil and gas sectorbythe previous APNU/AFC administration, Jagdeo clearly stated that the Governmentis determined to provide sound and…

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