Finance Minister, Dr Peter Phillips, announced a short while ago that Jamaica’s application for a four-year Extended Fund Facility with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been approved in the amount of SDR615.4 million or approximately US$932.3 million.
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IMF Says JMD More Competitive After Depreciation
IMF Says JMD More Competitive After Depreciation
The value of the Jamaican currency has fallen by more than seven dollars year to date. This will help stimulate exports and regain lost competitiveness, International Monetary Fund (IMF) director Gian Maria Miles-Ferretti argued last week.
Debt target pushed back by dollar slide
Debt target pushed back by dollar slide
JAMAICA’S public debt stood at $1.81 trillion (134.1 per cent of GDP) at the end of March. It increased from $1.66 trillion (131.5 per cent of GDP) a year before, due largely to financing of the fiscal deficit, which totalled over $72 billion. But 46 per cent of the increase in the debt was due to the depreciation of the Jamaica dollar.
‘Bang Belly’ Economy – Shaw Claims Present State Of Affairs Hostile To Growth
‘Bang Belly’ Economy – Shaw Claims Present State Of Affairs Hostile To Growth
Opposition Spokesman on Finance Audley Shaw yesterday charged that Dr Peter Phillips, the finance minister, was managing what he characterised as a “bang belly” economy that would not generate growth.