{"id":27068,"date":"2025-03-27T17:55:18","date_gmt":"2025-03-27T17:55:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=27068"},"modified":"2025-03-27T17:55:19","modified_gmt":"2025-03-27T17:55:19","slug":"govt-committed-to-supporting-investors-says-finance-minister","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/govt-committed-to-supporting-investors-says-finance-minister\/","title":{"rendered":"Gov&#8217;t Committed to Supporting Investors, Says Finance Minister"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Celestine Chacon<\/em><br><em>February 20, 2025<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>GEORGETOWN, Guyana \u2013 Investors from around the world have been assured of the Guyanese government\u2019s commitment to fostering a supportive and stable business environment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This pledge was reiterated by Minister of Finance, Dr. Ashni Singh, during his address on the third day of the Energy Conference and Supply Chain Expo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In his presentation, Dr. Singh emphasized the country\u2019s responsible approach to economic growth, underscoring the administration\u2019s dedication to facilitating new business ventures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He highlighted the significant progress made in the non-oil economy under the leadership of the People\u2019s Progressive Party Civic (PPP\/C), citing economic management successes from 1992 to 2014 and from 2020 to the present.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The finance minister pointed to the dramatic reduction in Guyana\u2019s debt-to-GDP ratio, which fell from 617% to 38.7% before the discovery of oil. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He used this example to illustrate the government\u2019s track record of prudent financial management, reassuring investors that the administration led by President Dr. Irfaan Ali remains committed to maintaining fiscal responsibility.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dr. Singh further assured investors that Guyana is well-positioned to meet its debt obligations while continuing to fund critical infrastructure projects and social services. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He acknowledged that many investors are considering long-term commitments in Guyana and stressed the importance of a reliable and credible economic environment to sustain these investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His remarks reinforced the government\u2019s ongoing efforts to attract and retain investors by ensuring economic stability and responsible governance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Celestine ChaconFebruary 20, 2025 GEORGETOWN, Guyana \u2013 Investors from around the world have been assured of the Guyanese government\u2019s commitment to fostering a supportive and stable business environment. This&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":24788,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[361,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27068","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-and-economy","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27068","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27068"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27068\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27069,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27068\/revisions\/27069"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24788"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27068"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27068"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27068"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}