In Other News…

• The Bank of Guyana has announced that it will shortly be issuing a new $2,000 banknote on polymer to commemorate the 55th Anniversary of Independence. The front of the note depicts President Irfan Ali’s ‘One Guyana’ agenda. The reverse shows six children from different ethnic groups.

This is the first banknote of such a denomination issued by Bank of Guyana, sitting between the 1,000 and 5,000 Guyana dollars, bringing to six the number of notes in the series.

• The Advisory Council created by the Bank of Canada to select a ‘note-able’ Canadian to be shown on its new $5 banknote has released a short list of eight people selected out of more than 600 that were proposed in a public consultation.