Business news and economic coverage from Guyana — oil sector growth, SME development, trade policy, and investment. La Caribeña News reports from the region's fastest-growing economy.
Government Notice No. 03/2026, gazetted 12 October, itemises every petroleum receipt paid into the Natural Resource Fund from 1 July to 30 September. Of 24 deposits, 22 are payments for individual cargoes lifted from four vessels.
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Writs of seizure and sale published on 10 October set a sale for 3 November at the High Court in Georgetown. Every judgment creditor is a bank or trust corporation. A buyer deposits 25 per cent and pays the balance in three instalments at 6 per cent.
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The Guyana Civil Aviation Authority gazetted four aviation Requirements on 12 October. One makes a Runway Safety Team compulsory at every certified aerodrome. Section 9.4 of the rules it amends has covered wildlife since May 2024.
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Order No. 175 of 2026, gazetted 7 September, adds private security officers, agricultural workers and aviation personnel to the categories Guyana admits without a work permit. The aviation paragraph names fourteen professions.
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Guyana's Minister of Natural Resources defended Dr Ivor English's appointment as civil-society convener under the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative on the ground that he holds no active mining property. Kaieteur News reports renewal and transfer applications have been filed.
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Vietnam's non-resident ambassador told President Jennifer Simons on 16 October 2026 that Vietnam could share expertise in rice production and processing to make Suriname a regional export hub. Suriname yields 4.66 tonnes a hectare against Guyana's 6.6. Nothing was signed.
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The Guyana Development Bank's application pages name four documents that open an account. One of them, the Digital Identity Card, is a government record rather than a number on a document, and has been accepted for travel to Barbados since 1 July 2026. It carries no tax or NIS number.
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The Guyana Development Bank sets out four steps between applying and being paid. Apply online, a GDB credit officer reviews, the applicant accepts a Letter of Offer signed online, and the loan is paid into a bank account. The Letter of Offer sets the amount, term and instalment.
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The Guyana Development Bank lists what an applicant must have before starting. Both loans need one valid identity document and a phone number. The SME Loan adds business registration and a TIN, business details, market and financial information, and how the funds will be used.
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The Guyana Development Bank's website offers two products under a section headed "Two Loans. Similar Conditions." A Quick Loan of up to G$300,000 for market vendors, salons and barbershops, and an SME Loan of up to G$3,000,000. Both are zero interest.
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The Guyana Development Bank restricts its website to visitors in Guyana. Checked on 16 October 2026 from the United States and from Germany, every address tested led to one notice headed "Service Available to Residents of Guyana Only". Five other Guyanese public institutions opened normally.
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Budget 2026 provided the Guyana Development Bank with G$20 billion, the first tranche of a G$40 billion authorised share capital. The Bank lends up to G$3 million per borrower at zero interest and without collateral. The first tranche funds about 6,666 loans at the maximum size.
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