Director General, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry, is encouraging students, in consultation with guidance counsellors and their parents, to assess the labour market before they venture on particular career paths. He said this knowledge will assist them to choose careers that will still be relevant after they have finished their training and are ready for the world...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is expected to make available an additional US$170 million to Jamaica, under the Precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (PSBA), following the first review of the programme in April. Once approved by the IMF Executive Board, this will bring to US$574 million the money available to the Bank of Jamaica for drawdown, as needed. This was revealed at...

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has packaged several infrastructure development projects, which it will present to investors at the Regional Infrastructure Conference to be held from March 6-7 at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston. The two-day event is focused on public-private partnership (PPP) under the theme ‘Delivering Economic Growth through Partnership: Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure Development’....

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) is targeting local investors through the staging of its Regional Infrastructure Conference focused on public-private partnerships (PPP). Themed ‘Delivering Economic Growth through Partnership: Private-Sector Participation in Infrastructure Development’, the conference will be held at The Jamaica Pegasus hotel in New Kingston from March 6 to 7. DBJ General Manager for Public-Private Partnerships and Privatisation,...

As the financial services sector faces a range of new challenges, the Jamaica Institute of Financial Services (JIFS) is poised to enhance its contribution to the professional development of the industry. Newly appointed Chairman of the JIFS, Dr. Rickert Allen, said the Institute will ensure that the human capital is adequately competent to secure the future sustainability and profitability of...

The Jamaica Institute of Financial Services (JIFS) is marking its 40th anniversary this year under the theme ‘Renew, Refocus, Reposition’. The body, initially known as the Jamaica Institute of Bankers (JIOB), was formed on February 24, 1977. It seeks to promote the continued growth of the financial services sector through training, social exchange and research. The JIFS operates under the...

The Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) has implemented structural reforms aimed at supporting the Government’s target of five per cent growth over the next four years. Governor Brian Wynter says these reforms, are designed to remove impediments to growth. He cited recent usage of its authority under the Banking Services Act to facilitate a lowering of the capital risk-weighting for bank...