International reports do not give true reflection of Guyana’s economy

Mar 04, 2009 Letters

Dear Editor,
There seems to be a trend to unjustly rank small ‘economy’ countries by many International Organisations.
On many occasions, the international organisations’ reports are often conducted to achieve a certain narrow agenda, and in most cases, not for the benefit of the country which is the subject of the study.
Guyana was ranked unfavourably in the Trafficking in Persons report; Guyana has been placed on the highest Human Trafficking index, even though there have only been two confirmed cases.
I wish to point out that in order to position a country on the third tier, there must be ‘100 documented cases’. The Guyana Government’s efforts to unearth any existing evidence of the ‘100 documented cases’ as a matter of transparency remain futile.
On another international organisation’s report, Guyana recently received an economic freedom score of 48.4 by the Heritage Foundation, ranking Guyana at 155 of the 183 nations surveyed.
These rankings are based on the results of a few selected interviews that are predisposed partisanship, and lack plausible sources.
These international reports carry a constricted agenda and so should not be read as scriptural; they should be read as a ploy to falter a country’s image.
The recycling of these reports will have a devastating impact on developing countries and will hamper many from obtaining loans for the development of their economies since these funding organisations insist on certain prerequisites to be achieved by developing countries in order for them to be eligible for loans.
It should be noted that no one from the Heritage Foundation has ever set foot in Guyana; however, this organisation apportioned Guyana with a prejudicial ranking.
I must point out that the Heritage Foundation sources were Christopher Ram and another staff from his auditing firm (Ram and Mc Rae), who are critics of the Government and who carry biases, and do not report justly, since their aim is to score political points and gain recognition.
Why should we sit back and accept these reports? There is no evidence to support the findings of these assessments, as they are biased and generalised. And these reports are supportive of Western Interests.
It is unfair that international funding organisations use these flawed reports, since they do not represent a true reflection of Guyana’s economy; the blemished reports do not separate fact from fiction.
Marissa Lowden

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