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Guyana Signs $6.7 Million Millennium Challenge Corporation Grant to Support Fiscal Reforms
Georgetown, Guyana – Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Deputy CEO Rodney Bent and Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo today officiated at the signing of an MCC Threshold Program agreement between the United States and Guyana. The two-year $6.7 million program focuses on reducing Guyana’s fiscal deficit by improving its ability to collect revenue and better manage its budget. Additionally, the program will help reduce the number of days and cost to start a business by streamlining business registrations. Guyanese Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh and USAID Mission Director Dr. Fenton Sands signed the agreement.
Georgetown, Guyana – Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Deputy CEO Rodney Bent and Guyanese President Bharrat Jagdeo today officiated at the signing of an MCC Threshold Program agreement between the United States and Guyana. The two-year $6.7 million program focuses on reducing Guyana’s fiscal deficit by improving its ability to collect revenue and better manage its budget. Additionally, the program will help reduce the number of days and cost to start a business by streamlining business registrations. Guyanese Minister of Finance Dr. Ashni Singh and USAID Mission Director Dr. Fenton Sands signed the agreement.
MCC Board Approves Grant To Support Fiscal Reforms in Guyana
The Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation today approved Threshold Program funding to help the Government of Guyana reduce its fiscal deficit by improving its ability to collect revenue and better manage its budget. In addition, MCC is helping Guyana develop a more favorable environment for businesses.
The Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation today approved Threshold Program funding to help the Government of Guyana reduce its fiscal deficit by improving its ability to collect revenue and better manage its budget. In addition, MCC is helping Guyana develop a more favorable environment for businesses.
Millennium Challenge Corporation Board Names Fiscal Year 2006 Threshold Countries
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) selected a total of 13 countries to participate in the Threshold Program for fiscal year 2006. The Threshold Program is designed to assist countries that do not qualify but are close and are committed to undertaking the reforms necessary to improve policy performance that may eventually help them qualify for Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Compact assistance.
Washington, D.C. – Today, the Board of Directors of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) selected a total of 13 countries to participate in the Threshold Program for fiscal year 2006. The Threshold Program is designed to assist countries that do not qualify but are close and are committed to undertaking the reforms necessary to improve policy performance that may eventually help them qualify for Millennium Challenge Account (MCA) Compact assistance.
Daniel W. Yohannes
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Executive Officer
Cassandra Q. Butts
Senior Advisor
Senior Advisor
Steven M. Kaufmann
Chief of Staff
Chief of Staff
T. Charles Cooper
Vice President, Department of Congressional and Public Affairs
Vice President, Department of Congressional and Public Affairs
