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Statement from Finance and Planning Minister, Dr. Peter Phillips on IMF Negotiations
On assuming office, one of the most urgent priorities of this Administration was to reopen the line of communication with the IMF and negotiate a new agreement that would satisfy the interest of Jamaica’s economic recovery as well as the board of the IMF.
Finance Minister Dr Peter Phillips has finally admitted the least well-kept secret in the country: Jamaica will not sign an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) this year.
‘I am very comfortable with where we are’
DIRECTOR-GENERAL of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Dr Gladstone Hutchinson has expressed confidence of a deal with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by year-end.
Jamaica, DR most vulnerable to US fiscal cliffÂ
FITCH Ratings expects the US will avoid a fiscal cliff that would see some US$600 million of tax increases and spending cuts materialise.