Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, Dr. Ashni Singh met with the new President of the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Mr. Daniel Best and his visiting team on Wednesday, at the Ministry of Finance, on his first official visit to a CDB member country since assuming the presidency.

During discussions, Dr Singh, on behalf of His Excellency President Irfaan Ali and the Government and People of Guyana, congratulated the new President on his appointment and welcomed him and his team to Guyana. The Minister also used the opportunity to highlight that the government looks forward to the relationship with the CDB evolving and adapting and expressed appreciation for the CDB’s unwavering commitment to development partnership with Guyana.

Minister Singh further noted that as Guyana continues to be an active shareholder in the bank, government looks forward to the bank’s support and partnership as the country navigates this very interesting and exciting period in its economic history.

The new CDB President and team are on a three-day visit during which they will meet with various government representatives and visit project sites. The objective of the visit is to reaffirm the CDB’s commitment to Guyana and to explore opportunities for expanded partnership in pursuit of national development goals.