Webster, Urling say political climate impacted negatively on economy

PSC Chairman Ronald Webster

Private Sector Commission (PSC) Chairman Ronald Webster and President of the Georgetown Chamber of Commerce and Industry (GCCI) Clinton Urling both believe that the perverse nature of local politics impacted negatively on Guyana’s economy last year.

Responding to questions posed to them by this newspaper the heads of two of the country’s major business support organisations (BSOs) cited the domestic political climate as the single biggest negative factor for 2013.

Webster opined that “the general impasse in Parliament” had impacted on investor confidence and had