THE Government of Guyana, in accordance with the Natural Resource Fund (NRF) Act 2021, has made its sixth withdrawal from the Natural Resource Fund (NRF), the Ministry of Finance announced on Friday.

“In accordance with the NRF Act 2021 and the approved Budget 2023, the Government of Guyana has made its sixth transfer, totalling US$100 million (equivalent to G$20.8 billion) from the NRF on October 24, 2023, to the Consolidated Fund.

“This transfer brings the accumulated withdrawals to date in 2023 to US$750 million (equivalent to G$156 billion), within the total of US$1.002 billion (equivalent to G$208.9 billion) approved to be withdrawn in 2023,” the ministry said in a statement.

It was explained that in 2021, the government amended the NRF Act to bring greater transparency and accountability in the management of Guyana’s oil resources, including the requirement of the government to seek annual Parliamentary approval for withdrawals from the NRF as stated in Section 19 of the NRF Act 2021.

Pursuant to that provision, as part of its consideration of the Budget Process, Parliament approved US$1.002 billion (equivalent to G$208.9 billion) to be withdrawn from the NRF in 2023.