The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) recently held its 54th Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors in Ottawa, Canada which was attended by Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance and the Public Service, Dr Ashni Singh, and where Guyana’s efforts at digitalisation were lauded, a Ministry of Finance release stated yesterday.
The event, which commenced on Monday June 17 and ended yesterday, brought together the bank’s highest decision-making body, thought-leaders, innovators, academics, business leaders, policymakers, and government officials, for vital discussions to address issues pivotal to sustainable development efforts in the Caribbean region.
The meeting which was held under the theme, “Partnerships for Resilient Prosperity”, was chaired by Canadian Minister of International Development and the current chairman of the CDB’s Board of Governors, Ahmed Hussen, and was attended by over 300 participants from around the world. Its aim was the advancing a common vision to address global threats including climate change.
