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Jamaica’s New IMF Agreement to Support Growth, Create Jobs

• Jamaica has made good progress under previous IMF-supported program
• More growth, jobs still needed
• New IMF loan to also provide insurance against unexpected shocks

IMF Survey:

• Jamaica’s reforms beginning to bear fruit but growth still too low
• Fiscal discipline crucial to restore economic stability
• Focus on growth-enhancing structural reforms

Jamaica and the IMF

IMF: December 17, 2015 — Jamaica: Tenth Review Under the Arrangement Under the Extended Fund Facility and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release…

Jamaican economy floats into positive waters

JAMAICA’S economy just edged into positive territory with a weak growth rate of 0.3 per cent in the 2015 first quarter — following consecutive quarter declines last year, but the country could see another contraction over the April to June period, according to the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ).