IMF Executive Board Approves a US$ 415 Million Disbursement to Jamaica to Address the Impact of Hurricane Melissa Posted on January 16, 2026January 24, 2026 by Your Financial FactSheet “The IMF Executive Board approved Jamaica’s request for emergency financial assistance of about US$415 million to help meet the urgent balance-of-payments needs stemming from the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa.”
Byles pleads with banks to be magnanimous on interest rates Posted on May 24, 2025May 24, 2025 by Your Financial FactSheet Following a further reduction in its policy rate, the Bank of Jamaica, BOJ, is again urging commercial banks to reduce their lending rates to their customers.
Bank fees rising again Posted on September 12, 2024September 12, 2024 by Your Financial FactSheet Less than three months after other banks raised their fees, consumers are set to pay more to use the services of First Global Bank Limited (FGB) and VM Building Society (VMBS), which are set to raise fees in the coming weeks.
Fitch stops rating Digicel Posted on May 3, 2024May 3, 2024 by Your Financial FactSheet Fitch rating agency will cease rating Digicel’s debt levels in the wake of the telecoms’ reorganisation, including a new chairman and chief executive, and change in ownership control.