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In Guyana, the future of the forests – and the rule of law – hangs in the balance

The impact of the Chinese group BSL in the Guyanese logging industry is huge. Its weight is hampering transparency and foreign direct investment good governance, undermining the "rule of law". Español Português

By Janette Bulkan
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The East Bank site bought by BSL's Chen Wongbo is at the centre of a scandal in Guyana. Kaieteur news. All rights reserved.

The victory of the A Partnership for National Unity (APNU) coalition in Guyana’s May 2015 elections signalled the end to the uninterrupted rule of the Progressive People’s Party (PPP) that had begun in 1992.

Many also expected an end to the preferential treatment given to partially state-owned Chinese logging company Bai Shan Lin (BSL), which in 2007 began operating in this small but resource-rich South American country nestled between Venezuela and Suriname on the Caribbean coast to the north of Brazil.

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