US$194 Million CDB Assistance For Guyana

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Dec 10 2016 – The Board of Directors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has approved a country strategy for Guyana for the period 2017 to 2021.

The programme of assistance will drive social and economic development; support environmental sustainability; and promote good governance in Guyana.

The strategy will be supported by a proposed resource envelope of US$194 million.

Each intervention delivered under the country strategy will include gender equality, regional cooperation and integration, as well as energy and citizen security considerations.