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Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Director General, Colin Bullock, addresses Tuesday’s (August 27) quarterly media briefing at the Institute’s New Kingston offices.

Mining, Quarrying and Construction Main Growth Sectors Last Quarter

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting that mining, quarrying and construction were the main sectors recording growth during the April to June quarter. Director General of the PIOJ, Colin Bullock, who made the disclosure during the institute’s quarterly...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (2nd left), shares a light conversation with (from left): Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter; International Monetary Fund (IMF) Mission Team Chief to Jamaica, Jan Kees Martijn; and IMF Resident Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Bert van Selm, during Thursday’s (August 22) media briefing, jointly hosted by the Finance Ministry and the Mission, in Kingston. Details of the country’s just concluded first quarter performance review, under the four-year IMF Extended Fund Facility (EFF), were outlined.

IMF Mission Team Satisfied with Implementation of Economic Programme

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter (standing), converses with Deputy Governors, Gayon Hosin (left), and John Robinson, following the BoJ’s quarterly media briefing at the institution’s downtown Kingston offices on August 21.

BOJ says Jamaica has Met Monetary Targets Under IMF

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor, Brian Wynter (right), emphasizes a point while speaking at the BoJ’s quarterly media briefing at the institution’s downtown Kingston offices on August 21. Listening keenly is Deputy Governor, John Robinson.

Government Confident of Passing IMF Test

Chairman of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), Joseph Matalon, addresses the media launch of the fifth annual Caribbean Micro Finance Forum, at the Bank’s Oxford Road offices in Kingston, on August 19). Country Representative, Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), Therese Turner-Jones (seated left), and Charge d’Affaires, Delegation of the European Union, Cesar Valor Arge (right), also brought greetings at the launch.

DBJ Disburses $1.2 Billion to MSME Sector in 2012

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Re-Building Confidence Critical – Finance Minister

Steadfast commitment to implementation, and re-building confidence in the economy, are two factors deemed necessary for the success of Jamaica’s current economic programme and the country’s performance, under the new International Monetary Fund (IMF) US$932.3 million four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF). Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, and Head of the IMF’s Mission Team to Jamaica, Jan...

13 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister to Review Unemployment Figures With STATIN

Minister of Finance and Planning, the Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips, is to meet with representatives of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) to review the recently released employment figures. Dr. Phillips made the disclosure during an interview on the Jamaica Information Service’s ‘Issues and Answers’ Programme recently. “I am going to be meeting with the STATIN people to see what...

13 years ago Finance & Public Service

BOJ Reports Lower Than Forecasted Inflation For July Quarter

The Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) is reporting that inflation during the April to June quarter was 1.2 per cent, well below the two to three per cent range projected in May. Making the announcement at the BoJ’s quarterly media briefing on Wednesday, August 21, Governor, Brian Wynter, who described the outturn as “encouraging”, said the figure is “way below” the...

13 years ago Finance & Public Service

Economy Records Modest Growth for July to September

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, is projecting modest economic growth of one per cent growth for the July to September quarter. This forecast, he says, is based on several factors, which were outlined to journalists during the Central Bank’s quarterly media briefing at the BOJ’s downtown Kingston offices on Wednesday, August 21. These factors, Mr. Wynter said, include:...

13 years ago Finance & Public Service

DBJ Confident Venture Capital Programme Will Be Sustainable

Officials of the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) are confident that current efforts, led by the institution, to establish a sustainable venture capital industry, will be successful. This optimism is based on what DBJ Chairman, Joseph Matalon, and Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds, say is a more in-depth approach to incorporating targeted stakeholders in the process. The Jamaica Venture Capital Programme...

Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) Chairman, Joseph Matalon (centre), emphasizes a point during Wednesday’s (August 14) media briefing at the institution’s New Kingston offices, where he outlined details of developments pertaining to the Jamaica Venture Capital Programme’s (JVCP) implementation, being undertaken by the DBJ; and the upcoming conference in September, where the initiative is slated to be launched. Listening keenly are DBJ Managing Director, Milverton Reynolds (left); and JVCP Co-ordinator and Manager, Audrey Richards.

13 years ago Finance & Public Service

Jamaica Venture Capital Programme to be Launched in September

The Jamaica Venture Capital Programme (JVCP) is to be launched on September 9, during a special conference being hosted by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, New Kingston. Chairman of the DBJ, Joseph Matalon, says the activities being undertaken by the institution for the programme’s implementation over the next three years, will be unveiled during...

Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Angela Brown Burke (third left), addressing the media launch of a financial markets symposium and fair, at the offices of the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) on August 8. Pictured (from left) are: Acting Director, Public Relations, Bank of Jamaica (BoJ), Tony Morrison; Town Clerk for the KSAC, Errol Greene; Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC), Antoinette McKain; and JDIC’s Manager, Corporate Communications, Marjorie McGrath. The event, which will be held in downtown Kingston from August 29 to 31, is being organised by the JDIC in partnership with the BoJ, Financial Services Commission (FSC), Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) and the KSAC.

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Financial Markets Symposium and Fair for Downtown Kingston

Downtown Kingston will host a major financial markets symposium and fair which is aimed at boosting the ordinary citizen’s knowledge and involvement in the financial system. The event, which is to run from August 29 to 31, is being organised by the Jamaica Deposit Insurance Corporation (JDIC) in partnership with the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ); Financial Services Commission (FSC); Jamaica...