Can one of the world's fastest-growing economies still leavemost of its people behind?

In this episode of Caribbean Business Review, Joseph Coxspeaks with former Minister of Finance of Guyana, Winston Jordan, about Guyana's oil economy, sovereign wealth, economic development, fiscal policy and the challenge of transforming resource wealth into long-term nationalprosperity.

The discussion examines why rapid GDP growth does notautomatically reduce poverty, the importance of governance and fiscal discipline, the role of sovereign wealth funds, and how countries can avoid the resource curse while building long-term economic resilience.

Also in this episode, the CBR Briefing explores OptimisingPublic Wealth: Beyond Debt and Deficits. Market Watch examines regional fiscal performance, monetary policy, labour markets and investment developments acrossthe Caribbean, while Global Pulse reviews the latest developments in energy markets, global credit, artificial intelligence, international trade and the global economy.

Topics discussed include economic growth and poverty,sovereign wealth funds, fiscal discipline, public investment, governance, institutional capacity, oil economies, Caribbean development and long-term economic resilience.

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