The GraceKennedy Financial Centre was officially opened in downtown Kingston Wednesday March 7. The centre, situated at 2 Duke Street (the corner of Duke and Harbour Streets) opened for business on...

The House of Representatives on March 6 approved the second Supplementary Estimates for the financial year 2011/12. The new budget reflects total government expenditure of $525.2 billion for the remainder...

President of Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO), Sancia Bennett-Templer, has said that the two-day Jamaica Investment Forum was a success, with a number of persons expressing “very strong interest” in investing...

A team from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is to visit the island from March 7-20 to conduct an Article Four review, which will serve as the start of formal...

The economy grew by an estimated 1.7 per cent from October to December 2011 when compared with the corresponding period for 2010. This performance brings estimated gross domestic product (GDP)...

Commercial bank credit to the private sector has increased by 6.2 per cent in the December quarter, over the previous quarter, with 7.3 per cent of the loans going to...

Government has cut spending by approximately $22.4 billion in the Second Supplementary Estimates tabled by Minister of Finance and Planning, Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips on Feb. 21, in the House...

The Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) says the country’s real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is expected to increase in the range of 1.0 per cent to 2.0 per cent for the...

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Peter Phillips, and his team briefed the Cabinet on the meetings with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller, said that the new agreement to be negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will provide a measure of confidence to the...

Minister of Finance, Planning and the Public Service,Hon. Dr. Peter Phillips, is scheduled to lead a delegation to Washington DC next week for discussions with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)...