Managing Guyana’s Oil Wealth: Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy Considerations
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Summary:
International oil producers have discovered commercially recoverable petroleum reserves of around 11 billion barrels that promise to transform Guyana's agricultural and mining economy into an oil powerhouse, while hopefully helping to diversify the non-oil economy. Oil production presents a momentous opportunity to boost inclusive growth and diversify the economy providing resources to address human development needs and infrastructure gaps. At the same time, it presents important policy challenges relating to effective and prudent management of the nation’s oil wealth. This study focusses on one of these challenges: the appropriate monetary policy and exchange rate framework for Guyana as it transitions to a major oil exporter.
Series:
Working Paper No. 2022/224
Frequency:
regular
English
Publication Date:
November 11, 2022
ISBN/ISSN:
9798400225994/1018-5941
Stock No:
WPIEA2022224
Pages:
35
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