The World Bank has proposed a pension model for Jamaica, which includes a gradual increase in the retirement age; the use of the average final five years instead of the...

The 2012/13 Estimates of Expenditure will be tabled in the House of Representatives on May 10, Information Minister, Senator the Hon. Sandrea Falconer, disclosed on April 4, at  the Jamaica...

Minister of Education, Rev. the Hon. Ronald Thwaites, is urging students, who benefitted from the Financial Education in Schools programme, to used the knowledge gained to save and become more...

The Estimates of Expenditure for the 2012/13 financial year will be tabled in May, 2012. This was disclosed by Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips on Wednesday...

Jamaica and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will continue discussions during the Spring Meetings of the Fund, scheduled for April 20 to 22, in Washington, D.C., United States. The deliberations...

The total number of financial institutions operating downtown Kingston has increased, with Friday’s (March 23) official opening of Access Financial Services Limited’s branch at 50 Duke Street. The office, which...

The Export-Import (EXIM) Bank has sourced US$20 million for on-lending to export oriented businesses at rates of 10 to 11per cent for J$ loans and 7.5 per cent to 9...

Minister of Finance, Planning and the Public Service, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips, intends to table the White Paper on tax reform during his 2012/13 budget presentation. A white paper may...

Total remittance inflows of just under US$1.7 billion for the first 10 months (April to January) of the 2011/12 fiscal year represent the largest sum since the 2008/09 fiscal year....

A team from the International Monetary Fund, led by Mr. Luis Breuer, completed a 2-week visit to Jamaica on March 21, 2012. In the course of conducting a formal assessment...

The issue of tax collection is a critical element of the new medium term economic programme being pursued with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and is fundamental to the country’s...