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S&P and Fitch downgrade Jamaica on debt exchange
S&P and Fitch downgrade Jamaica on debt exchange
NEW YORK, Feb 12 (Reuters) – Rating agencies Fitch and Standard & Poor’s on Tuesday cut Jamaica’s ratings due to a debt exchange program by the island nation that S&P said it viewed as a default.
New debt exchange – PM, Phillips plead for buy-in to economic plan
New debt exchange – PM, Phillips plead for buy-in to economic plan
CASH-STRAPPED, debt-ridden and struggling to stay afloat, Jamaica is to embark on a second debt-exchange programme starting today.
Jamaica’s Fiscal Cliff?
Jamaica’s fiscal cliff? – Gov’t faces Feb deadline to find $118 billion
NO deadline for finalising an International Monetary Fund (IMF)Â deal has been made public. However, come February 24 the Government will have to find US$320Â million in hard currency to pay its creditors, along with a more staggering $88Â billion in local currency.