Friday, January 01, 2016 On a micro level, vendors in downtown Kingston say sales have been flagging As was expected, 2015 was a turning point for the economy and the fiscal accounts. In 2015 the Jamaican economy started to see the benefits of the economic reform programme (ERP) and ended
Wednesday, December 30, 2015 The Jamaica Stock Exchange is the number one stock on the JSE While there are yet some hours left in the year 2015, for the first eleven months and 28 days of the year 20 companies dominated the Jamaica Stock Exchange — the world’s fastest growing
"Rising interest rates and a stronger dollar could push companies into insolvency and banks and governments could become infected," the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde warned. FRANKFURT --Global economic growth will be "disappointing and patchy" in 2016, the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, wrote
Wednesday, December 30, 2015 The International Monetary Fund (IMF) headquarters in Washington. (Photo: AFP) Developing countries, including those in the Caribbean, will face an uncertain global economic situation in 2016, based on the weakening of the global economy during this year. A new study by the International Monetary Fund
Wednesday, December 30, 2015 JOHNSON... the Government should step up its divestment of assets While hailing “the strong leadership of the economic reform programme by Minister of Finance” Peter Phillips, executive director of the Insurance Association of Jamaica Orville Johnson is adamant that Government needs to do more to achieve
Tuesday, December 29, 2015 KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) and the Jamaica Association of Transport Owners and Operators (JATOO) are calling on Justice Minister Mark Golding to consider granting a national amnesty for people with outstanding traffic tickets. In a press release Tuesday, the transport
Sunday, December 27, 2015 In an article entitled ‘It’s Jammin: Jamaica’s tiny stock market conquers the world in 2015’, Bloomberg reported that the JSE surged more than 80 per cent in 2015 as a result of foreign acquisitions, stronger investor safeguards and a rebounding economy. It added that 29 of
