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IAJ President – Peter Levy- Motor Uninsured
Managing Director BCIC- Speaks on the amount of uninsured motor vehicle on the road in Jamaica and the dangers it creates for the insured driver.

IAJ President – Peter Levy- General Uninsured
Managing Director BCIC- Speaks on the amount of the uninsured population in Jamaica.

Past Statistics:

Life Insurance (2016-2017)
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General Insurance (2014-2015)
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Claims Payout (2012-2013)
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Statistics on The Economy.

Review of Economic Performance
October – December 2018.

The PIOJ presents preliminary estimates on economic performance for each quarter, approximately 6 weeks following the end of the quarter being reviewed. This is based on preliminary information available from the major data providers.

This release of the preliminary estimate is consistent with developments in all modern economies globally, where it is the common practice to release a 1st, 2nd and even a 3rd preliminary estimate before the final official figure is released. Learn More >

Current Statistics

GOVERNMENT FISCAL MONITORING

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT

BOJ RATE POLICY

JAMAICA ECONOMIC DATA

2402, 2019

Comparative analysis of the local investment landscape

WITH the JPS USD bond redemption settling in March, investors will be assessing a wide range of investment options. A common quandary: Bank A is showing me 6.6 per cent Bank B is showing me 7.35 per cent and Bank

2402, 2019

The future of work

TEN years ago if as student you were asked what you wanted to become, the answer would have been one of the “big three” – lawyer, doctor, engineer.

Careers such as communications, were often met with, “Communications? What can you do

2402, 2019

Serial entrepreneur Tyrone Wilson seeks to build the creative economy

According to a study by the Kauffman Foundation, the average age of entrepreneurs is 45, and at 33, Tyrone Wilson is well ahead of the game. He has founded three companies to date; eZines Ltd (2008), the iCreate Institute

2402, 2019

Government merges capital budgets in 2019/20 Estimates of Expenditure

FOR 2019/20, the government’s capital expenditure reflects a merging of its capital ‘A’ (domestic) and capital “B” budget (multilateral/bilateral) Heads into a single Head in the estimates, creating a single capital Head for individual portfolio ministries.

For 2019/20, the allocation for