Guyana needs soft financing to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic – Foreign Minister

Dr Karen Cummings

Guyana’s de facto Foreign Minister, Dr Karen Cummings has expressed the view that small economies like Guyana are in need of concessional financing in order to effectively address the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) in a release stated that the Minister was yesterday addressing a virtual meeting of Ministers of Foreign Affairs of Latin America, the Caribbean, and Germany. The meeting, which was convened by Germany, was held to address the global concern of COVID-19, its resultant impact on domestic economies, social sectors and the lives and livelihoods of people across the world.