he following is an edited version of a presentation by Dr Wayne Robinson, senior deputy governor of the Bank of Jamaica to the inaugural Macroeconometric Caribbean Conference organised by the Central Bank of The Bahamas and the Centre for Applied Economics and Policy Research, Indiana University, held in Nassau, The

The Consumer Affairs Commission (CAC) is encouraging Jamaicans to do regular checks with credit bureaus to ensure that the information on file is accurate. A credit bureau is an agency which collects information from a wide variety of financial and nonfinancial entities, including microfinance institutions and credit card companies. It

JP Farms, the agricultural subsidiary of Jamaica Producers Group, has shipped some 3,000 dry coconuts to Connecticut, United States, which are scheduled to arrive this week. According to the company the shipment, which also includes Jamaica-grown green bananas, "marks a significant milestone for the conglomerate". While JP Farms has sold

WASHINGTON (AP) — The nation's top financial regulator is asserting that Silicon Valley Bank's own management was largely to blame for the bank's failure earlier this month, and says the Federal Reserve will review whether a 2018 law that weakened stricter bank rules also contributed to its collapse. "SVB's failure

WESTERN BUREAU: Motorcyclists in Hanover, a region consistently featured in the top three parishes in fatal crashes involving motorcycles, were the recipients of the 11th staging of the National Road Safety Council’s (NRSC) Motorcycle Outreach and Training Programme, which was staged at the Green Island High School on Sunday. Courtney

JAMAICANS seeking to build intergenerational wealth can do so with the help of life insurance, according to Matthew Fisher, financial advisor at Sagicor Life Insurance Company. "Having some insurance is always better than having none," Fisher outlined as he shared a desire for Jamaicans to be more aware of how

WITNESSING an 11 per cent uptick in the number of companies incorporated last year, the Companies Office of Jamaica (COJ) said it is encouraged by the growing list of entrepreneurs who have been moving to secure formality for their businesses. Data from the entity show that in 2022 some 5,412

CO-CHAIRMAN of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) Keith Duncan is calling on the Government to review the 9 per cent wage-to-GDP (gross domestic product) ratio that was set in the fiscal rules 10 years ago with projections that the target which has been breached for the last few years

JAMAICA’S AGEING population is increasing, and its growth may have implications for pensions and social welfare policy. According to the Statistical Institute of Jamaica, the population of people age 65 and over increased from 11.3 per cent in 2011 to 11.9 per cent in 2013, and is expected to be