Guyana Times column reports US-EXIM framework and Berbice promise

Guyana Times reports a US$2 billion US-EXIM Bank initial-framework MoU signed in July 2022 for US exports and infrastructure development, and separately recounts a promise to backstop the upcoming Berbice Gas to Shore project. The column does not establish whether that promise falls under the framework.

Assembled News DeskOctober 3, 20261 min read

Guyana Times’ opinion column about President Ali’s New York visit refers to a US$2 billion initial-framework MoU that it says US-EXIM Bank signed in July 2022 to facilitate US exports and infrastructure development. The columnist also reports that the bank’s head promised to backstop development of the upcoming Berbice Gas to Shore project.

The column provides no terms for that reported promise and does not say whether it falls under the 2022 framework. It therefore does not establish how the framework and the Berbice commitment are connected.

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