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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on December 10.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on December 10.

House Approves Regulations For Nomination And Appointment On Boards Of Public Bodies

The House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 10) approved the Public Bodies Management and Accountability (Nomination, Selection and Appointment to Boards) Regulations. This represents a seminal tool towards achieving improved corporate governance in respect of public bodies. In his remarks,...
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on December 10.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses the House of Representatives on December 10.

House Passes Transfer Tax (Amendment) Act, 2019
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, delivers the keynote address during the third annual Mayor’s Charity Ball, which was held at the S Hotel in St. James on Saturday (December 7).
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, delivers the keynote address during the third annual Mayor’s Charity Ball, which was held at the S Hotel in St. James on Saturday (December 7).

Jamaicans Encouraged To Invest In Country
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses a luncheon hosted by President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on December 6.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, addresses a luncheon hosted by President of the Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA), O’Neil Grant, at The Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on December 6.

Finance Minister Pledges Support To Public-Sector Workers
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (at podium), addresses attendees at the launch of the 50th anniversary of the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) operations in Jamaica, at its Montrose Road offices, in Kingston, on Thursday (December 5). At second right (front row) is the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative in Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones.
Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke (at podium), addresses attendees at the launch of the 50th anniversary of the Inter-American Development Bank’s (IDB) operations in Jamaica, at its Montrose Road offices, in Kingston, on Thursday (December 5). At second right (front row) is the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Country Representative in Jamaica, Therese Turner-Jones.

DBJ To On-Lend $5 Billion To MSMEs

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Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles (right), responds to questions from journalists during Thursday’s (November 21) quarterly briefing, held at the BOJ in downtown Kingston. Listening is Deputy Governor, Dr. Wayne Robinson.
Finance & Public Service

BOJ to Get Feedback From Financial Institutions

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says he is awaiting feedback from financial institutions regarding a proposal that they consider initiating forward contracts for the timely acquisition of funds for transactions on clients’ foreign exchange investment portfolios. He said this is in a bid to smoothen the availability and provision of foreign currency and, as best as possible, prevent...
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Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, addresses journalists during Thursday’s (November 21) quarterly briefing, at the BOJ in downtown Kingston.
Finance & Public Service

BOJ Governor Says Sale of US$140 Million to Market Satisfied Demand

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, says the sale of US$140 million to the foreign exchange market has served to satisfy extraordinary currency demand, which surfaced in recent weeks.  The spike was related to demand for portfolio transactions and seasonal restocking by retailers ahead of the Christmas period. Speaking at the BOJ’s quarterly briefing on Thursday (November 21), Mr....
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Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles (right), responds to questions from journalists during Thursday’s (November 21) quarterly briefing at the BOJ in downtown Kingston. Listening is Deputy Governor, Dr. Wayne Robinson.
Finance & Public Service

BOJ to Implement New FX Trading Platform

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Richard Byles, has announced plans to implement a new foreign exchange trading platform in 2020. “We are going to be testing and implementing it January into February… then we will start the use of it throughout the trading operations with the commercial banks,” he said. Mr. Byles was speaking at the Bank’s quarterly briefing at...
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Finance & Public Service

BOJ Holds Policy Interest Rate At 0.50 Per Cent On Overnight Placements

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) says it will be holding the policy interest rate on overnight placements from deposit-taking institutions unchanged at 0.50 per cent, effective Wednesday (November 20). In a statement on Tuesday (November 19), the Central Bank said its decision, as was the case in September, is based on its assessment that monetary conditions are “generally appropriate” to...
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