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Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Keith Duncan, addressing a briefing at the Sagicor Life Builiding in New Kingston on Tuesday, December 13. (FILE)

Ja on Track to Meet Targets

By: Denise Dennis , December 15, 2016

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...

Gov’t Economic Programme will be Beneficial to Ordinary Jamaicans

By: Denise Dennis , December 14, 2016

Co-Chair of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Keith Duncan, shakes hands with former EPOC Co-Chair, Richard Byles, at a formal handover ceremony at the Sagicor Life Building in New Kingston today.

Duncan Hails Gov’t for Reinstating EPOC

By: Denise Dennis , December 14, 2016

Finance & Public Service 9 years ago Lending Institutions Urged to Give Attention to Agriculture
By: Garfield L. Angus, December 13, 2016
Finance & Public Service 9 years ago Senate Approves Regulations to Widen Banking Access
By: Chad Bryan , December 12, 2016
Finance & Public Service 9 years ago Finance Minister Expresses Gratitude to the EU
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), exchanges a warm handshake with President of the Small Business Association of Jamaica, Hugh Johnson, after addressing the Jamaica National (JN) Small Business Loans Limited luncheon held on Friday (December 9), at the Jamaica Conference Centre, downtown Kingston.

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Gov’t Lowers Rate On DBJ Microloans

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...

By: Garfield L. Angus, December 11, 2016

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Finance Minister Says Dollar Revaluation Due to Monitoring by Working Group

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...

By: Garfield L. Angus, December 10, 2016

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw, speaking in the House of Representatives on December 6. At left is Minister of Health, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

House Approves Bills for Development of Caymanas Park

The House of Representatives approved two Bills on December 6 that will establish a regulatory framework to attract and support investment in Jamaica’s horse-racing industry and facilitate the development of...

By: Latonya Linton , December 8, 2016

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, addresses the opening of the 12th Inter-American Network on Government Procurement (INGP) conference, at the Montego Bay Convention Centre, in St. James, on November 29.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

State Minister Emphasises Importance of Public Procurement

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, says public procurement is a viable means of stimulating sustained economic growth and development. Mrs....

By: Marlon Tingling, November 30, 2016

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), looks over documents just before the start of a press conference at Jamaica House on Thursday (June 16), to announce road improvement projects to be undertaken by the Government. Looking on is Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw. (File Photo)

9 years ago Finance & Public ServiceOffice of the Prime Minister

New Oversight Committee for Standby Arrangement with IMF

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced that a new Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) has been formed to oversee the implementation of the Government’s new standby arrangement...

By: Latonya Linton , November 22, 2016

Finance and the Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw (centre), and State Minister, Hon. Fayval Williams (left), are greeted by Jamaica Civil Service Association (JCSA) President, O’Neil Grant, during the JCSA’s National Church Service at Hope United Church in St. Andrew, on Sunday, November 20. The service was held to mark the start of Civil Service Week 2016. The week is being observed from November 20 to 25 under the theme ‘Driving Change: Celebrating Excellence in a Transformed Public Sector’.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

State Minister Says Public-Sector Transformation is Real

Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, says the Government remains steadfast in its resolve to make public-sector transformation a reality. “There...

By: Shari-Ann Palmer, November 22, 2016

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, emphasises a point while addressing the Public Investment Management System (PIMS) launch and sensitization forum at the Knutsford Court Hotel in New Kingston, on June 2. Listening keenly is Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Deputy Director General, Richard Lumsden, who chaired the function. ( File Photo)

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Moody’s Investor Services Upgrades Jamaica Sovereign Rating and Revises Outlook from Positive to Stable

Moody's Investors Service today upgraded Jamaica’s sovereign senior unsecured rating and provisional shelf ratings from Caa2 to B3 and revised the outlook from positive to stable. In response to this...

By: Ministry of finance & The Public Service , November 21, 2016

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Audley Shaw (right), shares a joke with Bank of Jamaica Governor, Brian Wynter, during the 2nd LatinFinance Caribbean Finance and Investment Forum, held on November 17 at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

9 years ago Finance & Public Service

Seamless Transition to the Formal Economy Deemed Vital

Finance and Public Service Minister, Hon. Audley Shaw, says the ease of doing business in Jamaica must facilitate a seamless transition of businesses operating informally to the formal economy. Speaking...

By: Garwin Davis, November 21, 2016

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Gov’t Lowers Rate On DBJ Microloans

Finance Minister Says Dollar Revaluation Due to Monitoring by Working Group

House Approves Bills for Development of Caymanas Park

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New Oversight Committee for Standby Arrangement with IMF

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