Japan provides US$2.9M in grant aid

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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett signing the US$2.9M agreement with Japanese Ambassador, Yoshimasa Tezuka at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (GINA photo)
Minister of Foreign Affairs, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett signing the US$2.9M agreement with Japanese Ambassador, Yoshimasa Tezuka at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. (GINA photo)

Japan is providing US$2.9M in non-project grant aid to support economic and social development in Guyana.

Loans will be made available to the private sector at a reasonable rate of interest, while funds garnered from loan repayments will be allocated to developmental projects.

A release from the Government Information Agency (GINA) said that Minister of Foreign Affairs,