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Membership

Like all the shareholders, Guyana appoints a Governor, who represents the country on the Board of Governors.

For day-to-day business at the Bank's Headquarters in Washington, D.C., Guyana is represented by a chair on the Board of Executive Directors. The chair, shared with Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, is headed by an Executive Director, who is elected to a three-year term by the Governors of Guyana, Bahamas, Barbados, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago.

Parlamento, Georgetown
Parlamento, Georgetown

The Executive Director's Office - IDB Headquarters

Executive Director:
Winston Cox (From Barbados)
Alternate Executive Director:
Richard Bernal (From Jamaica)
Temporary Alternate Executive Director(s):
Armand Jackson (From Trinidad and Tobago), Corrine Miller (From Bahamas), Maxim Ali (From Guyana)
Counselor(s):
Armand Jackson (From Trinidad and Tobago), Corrine Miller (From Bahamas), Maxim Ali (From Guyana)
Elected By:
Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago
Number of votes:
126,574 (1.51% of the institution's ownership)

Contributed Capital from Guyana (as of 12/31/2006)

  US$ Million Million Dollars
Ordinary Capital: 161.60 32,885.60
Paid-in: 7.80 1,587.30
Callable: 153.80 31,298.30
Fund for Special Operations: (after exchange adjustments) 8.30 1,689.05
 
TOTAL CONTRIBUTION: 169.90 34,574.65

The Governor

Governor:
Bharrat Jagdeo, President of the Republic of Guyana
Alternate Governor:
Ashni Singh, Minister of Finance
Communications between the Governor and the Bank:
Ministry of Finance
Number of shares:
13,528 (0.16% of the institution's ownership)

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