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Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (2nd left), responds to a question, during Thursday’s (February 13) media briefing at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston to provide an update on the visit of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Staff Mission. Listening (from left) are: Financial Secretary in the Ministry, Devon Rowe; IMF Mission Team Head, Jan Kees Martijn; and IMF Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Bert Van Selm (right).
Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (2nd left), responds to a question, during Thursday’s (February 13) media briefing at the Ministry’s National Heroes Circle offices in Kingston to provide an update on the visit of the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Staff Mission. Listening (from left) are: Financial Secretary in the Ministry, Devon Rowe; IMF Mission Team Head, Jan Kees Martijn; and IMF Representative in Jamaica, Dr. Bert Van Selm (right).

Jamaica on Target to Pass IMF Third Quarter Review

By: Athaliah Reynolds-Baker, February 14, 2014
Jamaica is on target to pass the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) third quarterly economic review, under the four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF). The approval, which is expected by the end...
Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips (at podium), addressing a public forum at the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, St. Andrew, on the theme: ‘Jamaica and the IMF – Is this Time Different?’, on February 12. Listening keenly are: Director of the UWI’s Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies (SALISES) and co-presenter, Professor Brian Meeks (right); and Lecturer in the UWI’s Department of Economics, Dr. Christine Clarke. The forum was hosted jointly by the Finance and Planning Ministry and the UWI.

Successful Implementation of ERP a Must – Finance Minister

By: Douglas McIntosh, February 13, 2014
Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, emphasizes a point at the graduation ceremony for the first cohort of students in the ‘Animate Jamaica’ certificate programme, held on February 8, at the Caribbean Institute of Media and Communications (CARIMAC), St. Andrew.

Animators Urged to Protect Intellectual Property

By: Latonya Linton, February 10, 2014

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Strong Fiscal Performance

Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. the Hon. Peter Phillips, says fiscal performance has remained strong for financial year 2013/14, with all Central Government primary surplus and budget deficit targets...
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By: Latonya Linton, January 29, 2014