The IDB Country Office of Guyana is focused on supporting institutional development through a strengthened national strategy and planning framework while also partnering on development of the country’s infrastructure and the private sector.
The 2023-2026 Country Strategy aims to support the country’s goal of sustainable and equitable growth. The Country Strategy aims to continue supporting economic diversification of the non-oil economy in line with the country's Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and in a manner consistent with the Paris Agreement, focusing on the strategic areas of (i) resilient infrastructure development, (ii) human capital development, specifically improving health and educational outcomes, and (iii) strengthening institutional capacity. Cross-cutting themes such as gender and diversity, climate change and biodiversity/natural capital, and digitalization will be streamlined into project design.
Address: 47-High Street, Kingston, Georgetown, Guyana
Mailing Address: Apartado Postal Nº 10867, Georgetown, Guyana
(T) (592) 225-7951
(T) (592) 225-7950
(F) (592) 225-7138
Executive Director: Robert Lennard Le Hunte
ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):
- Navita Anganu
ELECTED BY: Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago
Total Contribution: 4,335,430
Number of votes: 22,903
of the institution's ownership
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.
Country strategies remain valid for one year beyond the stated period, as they remain active throughout the preparation of the following strategy.
The 2023-2026 Country Strategy aims to support the country’s goal of sustainable and equitable growth. The Country Strategy aims to continue supporting economic diversification of the non-oil economy in line with the country's Low Carbon Development Strategy (LCDS) and in a manner consistent with the Paris Agreement, focusing on the strategic areas of (i) resilient infrastructure development, (ii) human capital development, specifically improving health and educational outcomes, and (iii) strengthening institutional capacity. Cross-cutting themes such as gender and diversity, climate change and biodiversity/natural capital, and digitalization will be streamlined into project design.
Address: 47-High Street, Kingston, Georgetown, Guyana
Mailing Address: Apartado Postal Nº 10867, Georgetown, Guyana
(T) (592) 225-7951
(T) (592) 225-7950
(F) (592) 225-7138
Executive Director: Robert Lennard Le Hunte
ALTERNATE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR(S):
- Navita Anganu
ELECTED BY: Bahamas, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, and Trinidad and Tobago
Total Contribution: 4,335,430
Number of votes: 22,903
of the institution's ownership
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.
Country strategies remain valid for one year beyond the stated period, as they remain active throughout the preparation of the following strategy.
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