Source: www.caribbeannewsglobal.com, Editor, First Published January 26, 2026 GEORGETON, Guyana, (DPI) – Monday, January 26, the government will present its first budget in the National Assembly since its reelection to office on September 1, 2025.The budget will be presented by the senior minister within the office of the president with responsibility for finance, Dr Ashni Singh, at the Arthur Chung Conference Centre (ACCC). President Dr Mohamed Irfaan Ali has outlined his government’s vision of a modern Guyana, budget 2026 will be the ‘engine’ that lays the groundwork for the continuation of the country’s development surge. Minister Singh emphasised that the fiscal plan is grounded in the People’s Progressive Party/Civic (PPP/C) 2025 manifesto that was presented to the BUDGET 2026 SETS STAGE FOR NEXT PHASE OF GUYANA’S DEVELOPMENT DRIVE people of Guyana. He reiterated that the manifesto serves as the guiding framework for the policies, priorities, and investments outlined in the budget. Central to this agenda is a country ripe with opportunities. “And by upliftment, I refer to opportunities in literally every sphere of life, whether it’s opportunities to educate yourself and or to get a skill or training or certification, opportunities for employment through the massive job creation that we are seeing and that we will continue to see, opportunities for entrepreneurship and, in particular, the establishment and growth of small businesses in Guyana,” he stated. One of the highly anticipated initiatives is the US$200 million Guyana Development Bank, which will increase access to financing and support for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). The government 9 BUSINESS VIEW CARIBBEAN VOLUME 13, ISSUE 01 OPENING LINES
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