Encouraging investment here as he pledged continued support for seeing Guyana become the “next Norway” in terms of development, IDB President Mauricio Claver-Carone on Monday said that this country should not be punished for discovering its oil and gas resources later than the rest of the world.
“We don’t control history we don’t control timing. Guyana and Suriname discovered [oil resources] in the 21st century. It is not our fault Guyana and Suriname discovered these resources in the 21st century versus the 20th century when it was ok and [other] countries benefitted,” the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) President on Monday told a roundtable discussion with Caribbean journalists.
Claver-Carone noted that investment opportunities abound here and declared that the IDB stands ready to assist to ensure the developmental targets of the country are met while its people see tangible benefits.