Introduction
Last week’s column asserted that, National Budget 2024 did confirm Guyana’s key macro and micro economic performance indicators support the notion of a robust consolidation of its newly acquired status as the newest and fastest growing Petrostate in the Americas. Alongside this I posited that, there are signs of incipient challenges which might surface over the near to medium term. Among these challenges I had singled out seven for mention, in a purely random order, so as to provide a basis for mention and commentary in the columns immediately following.
For ease of communication going forward, I plan to address these concerns in varying levels of detail, the amount of which does not necessarily reflect on the importance of the topic. Further, I shall prioritize addressing the seven incipient concerns in the order listed below as it provides a convenient template for my presentations in the columns immediately following. To be sure, the concerns are listed here in the order of their intended treatment,