The Bank of Guyana is the central bank of Guyana. It was established in 1965 in advance of the country's independence in 1966. 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ...
The banks' logo is divided into four sections, representing the industries of rice (top left), timber (top right), shipbuilding (bottom left) and minerals (bottom right).
It is primarily responsible for the maintenance of the Bank�s premises, its equipment and office furniture and to ensure that the utility services responsible for generation of electricity and water are adequately maintained, reliable and operational.
The first Bank of Guyana currency notes were put into circulation on November 15, 1965 and were in denominations of $1, $5, $10 and $20.
The Research Department in the Central Bank is primarily an economic intelligence unit used for the collection and analyses of data on all aspects of economic life in the economy.