The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is projecting moderate growth in the region of one per cent for the January to March 2013 quarter. Acting Director General of the PIOJ,...

With just three days to go before the National Debt Exchange (NDX) offer closes, Government bondholders are again being encouraged to participate in the programme. Senior Director in Debt Management...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has welcomed the decision by private sector and trade union leaders to engage the Government in discussions aimed at addressing the...

Jamaica and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have reached a staff-level agreement. This was revealed by Head of the IMF Mission to Jamaica, Jan Kees Martijn, during a press conference,...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, has assured pensioners, who are holders of local and United States currency bonds, that interest payments due to them on these...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) will, on Friday, February 15, host several stakeholder partners at a workshop to review and finalize preparation of the Medium Term Socio-Economic Framework (MTF)...

The first Supplementary Estimates of Expenditure for fiscal year 2012/2013 was approved by the House of Representatives, yesterday (February 12). The estimates were tabled in the House by Minister of...

The Government is seeking to raise an additional $15.9 billion in revenue over the 2013/2014 fiscal year. The tax package was announced by Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the...

The Government is pursuing investment projects aimed at improving incomes and employment opportunities across several sectors. Speaking during a broadcast to the nation on February 11, Minister of Finance and...

Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says he will announce in Parliament, some of the concrete steps that are to be taken to reduce and virtually eliminate...