Guyana
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Argentina releases new 1000 peso note while Chile reports shortage of smallest denomination
Central bank financing spells trouble for Guyana – IMF
Fund warns central bank financing of government could create problems for monetary policy and calls for better debt management infrastructure
Gobind Ganga appointed governor of Bank of Guyana
Ganga handed the role on a permanent basis after serving as acting governor following the death of his predecessor in May; president also appoints new deputy
Bank of Guyana governor dies of cancer
Lawrence Williams, head of the bank since 2005, dies of cancer after long illness; deputy Gobind Ganga to assume governorship, according to reports
Brazil slams IMF proposal on capital controls
Brazil’s finance minister Guido Mantega rejects IMF proposals for establishment of framework on capital controls; attacks Fund’s laissez-faire policy on capital movements
Bank of Guyana - Annual Report 2008
Strong growth in the mining, engineering and construction industries boosted Guyana's economic performance in 2008, the latest Annual Report from the country's central bank reveals.
Guyana set to take on insurance role
The Bank of Guyana's regulatory ambit may expand to include the state's insurance industry if legislation tabled by the government on Thursday is passed.
Bank of Guyana - Annual Report 2007
In 2007, domestic inflation rose to its highest level in nearly two decades, notes the latest Annual Report from the Bank of Guyana.
Why do central banks make losses?
Financial losses can be very damaging to the reputation and independence of a central bank. Franziska Schobert examines why losses occur.
Bank of Guyana - Annual Report 2006
Lawrence Williams, the governor of the central bank, said that, after recording a decline of 1.9% in 2005, Guyana's economy rebounded in 2006 to register real economic growth of 4.7%, exceeding the 4.3% target for the year.
Bank of Guyana - Annual Report 2005
According to the Bank of Guyana's Annual Report 2005, the economy, during 2005, suffered heavily from the effects of the flood in the early part of the year.
Single central bank an option for Caricom
An economist has said that a single central bank is an option worth exploring within the Caribbean Community (CARICOM).
Bank of Guyana - Annual Report 2004
According to the Bank of Guyana's Annual Report 2004, Real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rebounded in 2004 with a growth of 1.6 percent after remaining relatively flat at the end of 2003.
Bank of Guyana appoints new governor
Lawrence Williams has taken up his new appointment as Governor of the Bank of Guyana, indicating that the focus of the BOG would be "on fostering the development of the financial systems".
Another one for the ladies
CentralBankNet notes that Udovicki's appointment pushes the number of the world's lady central bank governors a little more comfortably into double figures, now numbering a still rather paltry eleven. She joins Bodil Nyboe Andersen as Europe's only other…
OECS undertakes economic restructuring programme
EASTERN CARIBBEAN - The governor of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB), Sir Dwight Venner, says several activities are underway in the Eastern Caribbean to help the sub-region address serious economic difficulties.
IMF articles on reform and restructuring in Asia
ARTICLES - The International Monetary Fund has published the March issue of its quarterly magazine Finance and Development. There are six articles on reform and restructuring in Asia. Other articles on the role of capital in development, the effect of…