Jamaica is on track to meet the quantitative performance criteria and indicative targets under the new precautionary standby agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). Co-Chair of the Economic Programme...

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Keith Duncan, is confident that the Government’s economic programme under the precautionary standby agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will be...

The new Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Keith Duncan, has hailed the move by the Government to reinstate the body to oversee implementation of the recently signed...

Lending institutions are being urged to place attention on the agricultural sector, so that it can continue to deliver growth and earn foreign exchange. Minister of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and...

The Senate has approved the Banking Services (Deposit Taking Institutions) (Agent Banking) Regulations of 2016, which was passed by the House of Representatives in November. The regulations will provide a...

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, has expressed the Government’s heartfelt gratitude for the European Union’s (EU) continued relationship and ongoing support. Noting that organization’s inputs have been...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the interest rate on the special microloan disbursed by the Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has been reduced to...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the Jamaican dollar is experiencing a revaluation, due to the Working Group that he established to monitor the foreign...