Banking and Finance

The Bank of Guyana, which regulates local financial institutions, has advised that Trinidad’s First Citizens Bank has not applied for a banking licence in Guyana although it has agreed to buy ’s operations there. “FCB does not have a…
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(Department of Public Information Press Release) Senior Minister in the Office of the President with responsibility for Finance, Hon. Dr. Ashni Singh has expressed his dissatisfaction with the decision by Scotiabank Guyana to announce the…
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(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) – After an extremely difficult year in which the economies of its 19 Borrowing Member Countries (BMCs) contracted by 12.8% on average due to the onset of Covid-19, the Caribbean Development Bank…
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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has directed that all travel be avoided to nine CARICOM countries which are deemed to be Level 4 – COVID-19 Very High - destinations. The countries named are Barbados, The…
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(Caribbean Development Bank Press Release) The Board of Governors of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has elected Dr. Hyginus ‘Gene’ Leon to serve as the next President of the multi-lateral institution. Dr. Leon’s appointment will…
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