Fitch maintains Jamaica rating despite deficit expectation
Fitch rating agency expects the Jamaican Government to spend more than it earns in the upcoming fiscal year but is maintaining a stable rating for the country despite the expected deficit.
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Government On Track To Meet Performance Targets Despite COVID, Says EPOC
Government On Track To Meet Performance Targets Despite COVID, Says EPOC
Keith Duncan, chairman of the Economic Programme Oversight Committee, EPOC, government is on track to meet the quantitative performance targets for its economic reform programme for end-June 2020, based on the preliminary numbers…
COVID-19 BAILOUT
COVID-19 BAILOUT: Clarke tells how Gov’t will help workers, small businesses
Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke yesterday outlined the Government’s financial bailout package for thousands of Jamaican workers and small operators in tourism and related sectors who have taken a hit by a downturn in activities because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Gov’t To Push For Higher Economic Growth Next Fiscal Year
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…