Jamaica News News Jamaica » Finance: Jamaica's finance minister’s appointment as deputy managing director of the IMF, a first for the region, brings plaudits and some local concerns
On August 26, managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Kristalina Georgieva announced the appointment of Jamaica’s Minister of Finance and Planning, Dr. Nigel Clarke, as the IMF's ...
News Jamaica » Finance: IMF says Jamaica has buffers to finance immediate disaster-related needs
WASHINGTON, Nov 13 (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund said it was closely monitoring developments in Jamaica and Haiti on Thursday following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, ...
News Jamaica » Finance: The precarious balancing act facing Jamaica
The continued expansion of Jamaica’s central industries, fisheries and tourism, has come at a cost to the environment. The declining health of the nation’s marine ecosystem must be addressed to ensure ...
News Jamaica » Finance: IMF taps Jamaica finance minister for deputy role
KINGSTON (Reuters) - The International Monetary Fund on Monday named Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke to a top post at the agency, after the official spearheaded fiscal reforms in the Caribbean ...
News Jamaica » Finance: JAMPRO brightening investment prospects in Jamaica
The Jamaican economy has come out of the global recession to achieve five consecutive years of growth. While it has been a period of fluctuation – from lows of 0.5 percent to highs of 1.4 percent – ...
News Jamaica » Finance: Editorial | Case for climate finance
House damaged by Hurricane Melissa in St Elizabeth, Jamaica last October. Photo - File Given the scale of the destruction it faced from last month’s climate-related flash flooding, the US$20 million ...
News Jamaica » Finance: Jamaica Finance Minister Sees ‘Definite Interest’ in Regional Caribbean Catastrophe Bond
Jamaican Finance Minister Nigel Clarke said he is seeing “definite interest” from other Caribbean countries to join in issuing a regional catastrophe bond that would protect their budgets from ...
News Jamaica » Finance: Hope Floats In Jamaica
After years of stagnation, Jamaica’s economy appears to be headed up. Debt reduction is a good start. In general, countries have intermittent periods of economic growth and economic contractions.
News Jamaica » Finance: How Can Jamaica’s Finance Sector Move Markets Globally?
Jamaica’s financial sector is eager to step up its game and take the country to the next level. A group of industry representatives and Jamaican government officials gathered at Jampro’s latest Invest ...
News Jamaica » Finance: TI report on Jamaica calls for party finance reform and tighter clampdown on corruption in public procurement
Further urgent steps needed to strengthen customs and police departments, and to tackle narcotics-related corruption, says TI report Regulation of political party finance in Jamaica "needs to be ...