Guyana Development Bank

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Public Servants to Access Development Bank Loans, Minister Ally Confirms, With Conflict-of-Interest Guardrails

Public servants in Guyana will be eligible for loans from the new Guyana Development Bank, Minister of Public Service Zulfikar Ally confirmed at the GMSA business luncheon in Georgetown. The decision reverses a long-standing Small Business Bureau exclusion, with conflict-of-interest guardrails.

May 21, 2026 Theon Alleyne

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Development Bank “For Every Guyanese,” Minister Ally Says, Not Just Georgetown

The new Guyana Development Bank will be open to entrepreneurs across the country and across every demographic, Minister Zulfikar Ally told a business audience. This is not discriminatory and not just for the people in Georgetown, he said, rejecting readings of it as an insider facility.

May 21, 2026 Theon Alleyne