Latest Economic News

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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General Insurance (2014-2015)
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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

910, 2018

Oran Hall | Rebuilding your credit score

I am in the same boat as the reader whose question you responded to in your column of September 30, 2018, minus the wedding and job aspects. I went into bad debt due to assisting family, which didn’t end well,

810, 2018

Stakeholders say regulated short-term rental will benefit economy

Keith Senior (left), consultant, JN Bank, makes a point to Rose Bennett-Cooper (second right), chairman of the Rent Assessment Board, while Barbara Clarke, secretary, Realtors Association of Jamaica (RAJ) and Howard Johnson Jr, president of the RAJ, look on

810, 2018

JSE still on top – Eight stocks achieve triple-digit growth

Eight stocks have made triple-digit returns since January on the Jamaica Stock Exchange.

And it’s not over yet. Analysts are predicting that Jamaica’s near four-year bull-run will continue into next year in the context of declining interest rates and, therefore, reduced

810, 2018

Another minor earthquake hits Jamaica

Sections of the island were rattled by a minor tremor around 9.28 p.m. on Sunday.

The exact measurement and other details were not immediately available from the Earthquake Unit.

However, the United States Geological Survey reported that it was 3.6 magnitude tremor with