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IMF urges caution as oil-rich Guyana's economic growth nears 60%

FILE PHOTO: View of cityscape near the Demarara River, in Georgetown, Guyana, May 20, 2022. REUTERS/Gram Slattery/File Photo

Guyana's economic growth could reach close to 60% this year, the International Monetary Fund said in a statement on Tuesday, urging cautious policies even as the tiny South American nation benefits from surging oil production.

"Overall real GDP growth rate is projected to be 57.8% in 2022," the IMF said in a statement following bilateral talks, predicting that oil production will more than double this year and continue growing at an average pace of 30% per year until 2026.

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