The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) approved a three-year US$1.64 billion Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) for Jamaica, as a signal of its continued support of the Government of...

Jamaica’s inflation rate continues to decline, with the figure falling to 1.9 per cent for the September 2016 quarter. This was 0.6 per cent lower than the out-turn for the...

Several companies in the Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) sector are seeking to set up operations in Manchester and other areas of central Jamaica, says Minister of Finance and the Public...

Central Bank Governor, Brian Wynter, is maintaining that the Jamaican dollar is fairly valued at the current exchange rate of just over $129 against the US dollar. Speaking at the...

Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor, Brian Wynter, has welcomed approval of the country’s new three-year US$1.64-billion Standby Agreement by the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Executive Board. The agreement, which was...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, is reporting that the Noranda Jamaica Bauxite operation in St. Ann has officially changed ownership in a “seamless” transfer. Noranda's...

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Richard Byles, says significant improvement in foreign direct investments (FDIs) is a good indicator of confidence in the Jamaican economy. Mr. Byles,...

The Government has given an undertaking to incorporate the proposed microcredit legislation as a structural benchmark in the pending standby successor agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Finance and...