Researched 12 June 2026. I have not opened a Guyanese broker account.
Short answer
Guyana is the world’s fastest-growing economy — ExxonMobil’s 2015 Stabroek discovery did that — and yet its stock market trades once a week, on Mondays, partly by word of mouth on a Georgetown trading floor. The Guyana Stock Exchange has roughly a dozen listed securities, four licensed brokers, and no published bar on foreign investors: the exchange’s own guidance for non-residents is to ask a broker about eligibility. Nobody seems to have documented a foreign retail onboarding end-to-end.
The oil boom itself is mostly not on the local exchange — it’s on Toronto. CGX Energy (TSX-V: OYL) is the Guyana-pure oil junior, G Mining Ventures (TSX: GMIN) and Omai Gold Mines (TSX-V: OMG) carry the gold side, and Chevron inherited Hess’s 30% of Stabroek if you want the supermajor-diluted version. The local market is where the domestic boom lives: the brewer, the rum maker, the banks.
Best practical route
| Route | What you get | Local brokerage account needed |
|---|---|---|
| TSX / TSX-V names (OYL, GMIN, OMG, FEC) via any Western broker | The oil and gold side of the boom | No |
| Republic Financial Holdings on the Trinidad & Tobago exchange | Regional banking group with a large Guyana business | No — but you need a broker that reaches the TTSE |
| Local GSE via one of the four licensed brokers | The domestic-economy listings: Banks DIH, DDL, the local banks | Yes — eligibility for non-residents unconfirmed; ask the broker |
The Monday market
The Guyana Stock Exchange (organised by GASCI, the Guyana Association of Securities Companies and Intermediaries) holds one trading session per week, on Mondays, on a floor in Georgetown supported by an electronic limit order book. Listings are around a dozen securities tracked by the local Lucas Stock Index — among them Banks DIH (brewing and beverages, still paying regular dividends), Demerara Distillers (the El Dorado rum maker), Republic Bank (Guyana), Guyana Bank for Trade & Industry, Demerara Tobacco and Citizens Bank.
Four licensed members handle all trading:
| Broker | Notes |
|---|---|
| Beharry Stockbrokers | Brokerage arm of the Beharry group, one of Guyana’s larger conglomerates |
| Guyana Americas Merchant Bank | Merchant bank and GSE member |
| Hand-in-Hand Trust Corporation | Trust/securities arm of the Hand-in-Hand insurance group |
| Trust Company (Guyana) | Trust company and GSE member |
The exchange’s FAQ tells non-residents to ask about eligibility and any additional requirements — which reads as “possible, with paperwork” rather than “closed.” Expect questions about a local bank account and source of funds, and confirm how dividends and sale proceeds get repatriated before sending money. If you onboard with one of the four, report it — that would make this one of the first documented foreign retail routes into the GSE.
What you can actually buy
Locally: the domestic-economy compounders — beverages, rum, banking, tobacco — at a market that the oil boom’s GDP numbers have barely touched. The interesting mismatch is exactly that: Guyana’s GDP has multiplied several-fold since 2019, and the local exchange still has its pre-boom shape, listings and liquidity. Offshore: the boom itself, via Toronto.
Offshore-listed alternatives
| Ticker | Exchange | Company | Guyana angle | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OYL | TSX-V | CGX Energy | Corentyne offshore block; Berbice deep-water port | The Guyana-pure play; Frontera-controlled; ~CAD 66m market cap after losing ~95% from the 2019 spike |
| GMIN | TSX | G Mining Ventures | Oko West gold project | Acquired Reunion Gold in 2024; construction-stage |
| OMG | TSX-V | Omai Gold Mines | Historic Omai mine revival | Exploration/development |
| FEC | TSX | Frontera Energy | Parent of CGX | A Colombia producer with the Guyana optionality attached |
| RFHL | TTSE (Trinidad) | Republic Financial Holdings | Republic Bank (Guyana) | Regional bank group; the listed route to Guyanese banking |
| CVX | NYSE | Chevron | 30% of Stabroek (via the Hess acquisition) | Material to the merger fight, diluted in the supermajor |
There is no Guyana ETF and no Guyanese ADR. Guyana Goldfields, the old listed pure play, was taken over by Zijin in 2020.
Verdict
Two markets wearing one flag. The boom trades in Toronto, through any broker, today. The local exchange is a dozen stocks, four brokers and one session a week — untouched by the GDP statistics and, as far as I can tell, never properly documented from a foreign investor’s perspective. The TSX names are the actionable part; the GSE is the curiosity worth a Monday of someone’s time. Researched, not tested.
Sources & dates
Public sources checked (June 2026):
- Guyana Stock Exchange Inc. — trading schedule, member firms, rule book, FAQs (non-resident eligibility): https://guyanastockexchangeinc.com · https://www.gasci.com
- Banks DIH dividend announcements (April 2026); Lucas Stock Index coverage
- CGX Energy / Frontera Energy public materials (Corentyne, Berbice port)
- G Mining Ventures (Oko West / Reunion Gold acquisition) and Omai Gold Mines public materials
- Chevron–Hess completion (30% Stabroek interest)
- Swen Lorenz, “Guyana and the mystery of the largest ranch in the Americas,” Undervalued-Shares.com Weekly Dispatch (public): https://www.undervalued-shares.com/weekly-dispatches/guyana-and-the-mystery-of-the-largest-ranch-in-the-americas/