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Gov’t To Push For Higher Economic Growth Next Fiscal Year
Finance and the Public Service Minister Dr Nigel Clarke says the Government will continue to use “all levers at our disposal to elevate levels of growth†beyond the projections for the upcoming financial year…
Jamaica has made an ‘extraordinary’ economic turnaround | Opinion
Jamaica is well known for its beautiful beaches, Bob Marley and its reggae music. What is less known, however, is that the Caribbean island started a silent revolution after being one of the most indebted developing countries in the world. Jamaica has shown an extraordinary macroeconomic turnaround.
Jamaica in a good place to operate on its own — Duncan
CO-CHAIR of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC), Keith Duncan, reckons that Jamaica is in a “good place†to operate on its own when the Precautionary Stand-By Arrangement (PSBA) with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) comes to an end in June.
The economy likely performed well in the fourth quarter on the back of a solid tourism sector and a healthy labor market. In October, the unemployment rate declined in year-on-year terms, while employment increased, most notably among women…