IMF staff report: Jamaica’s ‘programme remains fully financed’
THERE is no doubt that the Jamaican government has finally got religion in terms of meeting Jamaica’s IMF targets. Jamaica’s sovereign credit rating was upgraded by Standard and Poor’s (S&P) to B- on September 24 (importantly, with a stable outlook) from CCC+, an important event that was essentially not covered by the local press.
Jamaica passes IMF first quarter review
Jamaica passes IMF first quarter review
KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today approved the completion of Jamaica’s first quarter review under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF).
Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Jamaica’s Credit Rating
Standard & Poor’s Upgrades Jamaica’s Credit Rating
Rating agency Standard & Poor’s (S&P) has raised Jamaica’s foreign currency sovereign credit rating from CCC-plus to B-minus.
How discipline, clarity and trust can turn around Ja
How discipline, clarity and trust can turn around Ja
In his presentation as keynote speaker for the PSOJ economic seminar last Thursday, international economist Dr Peter Blair Henry summarised the three key lessons of his book Turnaround — Third world lessons for first world growth for advanced economies, namely the need for discipline, clarity and trust, which he clearly believes also apply to his native Jamaica.