‘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.
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Budget 2013: “Restoring Hope, Expanding Opportunities”
Budget 2013: “Restoring Hope, Expanding Opportunities”
See Full text speech by Minister of Finance and Planning (Budget Debate 2013)
The IMF will not grow our economy for us
The IMF will not grow our economy for us
Now that Jamaica seems set to ink a new pact with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the country needs to learn from the lessons of its 35-year relations with the Fund or risk repeating that sordid history.