Business● ElevatedSep 19 · Sep 19, 2026, 9:00 AM
A Small Country’s Huge Windfall from the War in Iran
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from NYT World · South America
Oil-rich Guyana is enjoying red-hot growth. But the boom is magnifying tensions over corruption, inequality and strained ties with Venezuela.
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