Georgetown, Guyana, Aug 30, 2025 (AFP) - Oil-rich Guyana seeks to escape 'resource curse' as voters head to polls

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2025-08-30

Guyana, a small South American nation with the world's largest oil reserves per capita, heads to presidential elections on Monday seeking to escape the "resource curse" that has plagued other petroleum-rich countries. With an estimated 11 billion barrels of reserves for a population of 850,000 inhabitants -- more per capita than Kuwait -- the former British colony has experienced explosive economic growth since beginning oil production in 2019. I......

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