The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) is reporting a growth in financing support to the micro, small and medium-sized enterprise (MSME) sector. Data from the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) indicate...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has welcomed the latest Fitch Ratings, which has affirmed Jamaica’s Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘BB-’, with the outlook remaining...

Jamaica is not in a recession, despite recent economic challenges, says Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr. Wayne Henry. Speaking at a PIOJ Quarterly press briefing,...

More than 30,000 taxpayers are expected to benefit under the Special Arrears Settlement Programme, says Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams. The programme, which was introduced...

The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ), through its Boosting Innovation Growth and Entrepreneurship Ecosystems (BIGEE) programme has opened a six-week - Call for Proposals, from February 10th to March 19th...

The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) has indicated that it is closely monitoring policy measures in the United States (US) and assessing the likely impacts on the Jamaican economy. “It...

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (February 19), passed legislation to allow for the exemption of locally recruited employees of the World Bank from the payment of income tax. The...

The House of Representatives, on Tuesday (February 18), passed legislation that will allow the Minister of Finance and Public Service to directly appoint the private sector members of the Tax...