The IMF predicted one of South America's smallest countries would see the highest level of economic growth in the world in 2020. In this episode, we cover Guyana's history (as well as a little about its neighbours, French Guiana and Suriname) and discuss how this huge increase in income could affect the country.

Music by Chogo El Bandeño used under an Attribution-NonCommercial ShareAlike 4.0 International Creative Commons

LINKS:

Pandemic crushes Guyana's dreams of big oil profits: https://theconversation.com/pandemic-crushes-guyanas-dreams-of-big-oil-profits-as-resource-curse-looms-over-oil-producing-nations-143715

The future of community forests in Suriname: https://news.globallandscapesforum.org/viewpoint/the-future-of-community-forests-in-suriname

In French Guiana, virus exposes inequality: https://abcnews.go.com/Health/wireStory/french-guiana-virus-exposes-inequality-colonial-legacy-71867467

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