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

1009, 2018

GK Insurance donates to improve learning environments

Students from the Ascot Primary and Alpha Infant primary schools both benefitted from donations from leading insurance provider GK Insurance (GKI) to help fight learning disabilities as well as to improve learning environments for children.

Ahead of the bustling back-to-school week,

1009, 2018

A year on, Caribbean islands bear scars of Hurricane Irma

MARIGOT, France (AFP) — One year after devastating Hurricane Irma swept through the Caribbean, the holiday islands of St Martin and St Barts are still counting the costs of one of the most powerful storms in history.

Fringed by white sands

1009, 2018

Rich people – Part 2

In my article dated February 2017, I discusse d several characteristics of rich clients I had observed over the years. I mentioned that rich people were optimists, long-term thinkers, they followed their passions, they loved money and they were

1009, 2018

BOJ’s Wynter tackles questions on the dollar

UnsurprIsingly, Bank of Jamaica Governor Brian Wynter’s Quarterly Monetary Policy press briefing last week Wednesday was still dominated by questions about the dollar, with the governor once again denying the “false message” that the Bank of Jamaica had been trying