Monday, January 25, 2016 | 5:54 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Anthony Hylton has welcomed Jamaica’s ranking as the Best Country in the Caribbean to do Business for the second year in a row.

The Forbes Best Countries for Business Report showed Jamaica’s improvement from 64th in the 2014 report to 59th in the 2015 report, making it the top country in the Caribbean to do business, and third in Latin America and the Caribbean.

According to a news release from the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, the latest rankings follow strong results in the major global business indices.

In the 2016 Doing Business Report, Jamaica was named among the 10 most improved economies for doing business in the world. The country’s ranking moved from 71st to 64th in the world, placing Jamaica as first in the Caribbean in respect of the ease of doing business, and sixth in Latin America and the Caribbean.

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