The Credit Bureau and access to finance

 

The first ever Credit Bureau has now been launched to service the Guyanese credit environment, and with it, the hopes and aspirations of several stakeholders are finally realised. The formation of CreditInfo (Guyana) Incorporated is the fruit of concerted effort, spanning a period of some seven years of preparation and planning, legislation, strategy, investigation and consultation.

But now the question on everyone’s mind is, exactly how is this initiative meant to help small and medium-scale enterprises and the Guyanese people in particular? Surely, such a monumental undertaking must carry with it significant benefits for all concerned, that much is clear. But what exactly