Jamaica

  • Apr 1, 2014
  • 2 min read

Doubts persist despite modest Jamaica recovery

GDP contracted by 0.3% quarter on quarter but rose by 1.8% year on year in the fourth quarter of...

Jamaica
  • Sep 26, 2013
  • 2 min read

S&P upgrade for Jamaica as IMF accord takes hold

Rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) yesterday raised Jamaica's credit rating by one notch from...

IMF-World Bank
  • Jun 24, 2013
  • 7 min read

Uncertain outlook for Jamaica-IMF accord impact

The loan agreement between Jamaica and the IMF approved on May 1 aims to preserve economic...

IMF-World Bank
  • May 2, 2013
  • 2 min read

Jamaica secures IMF accord but not a growth strategy

The IMF has agreed a 932.3 million dollar loan to Jamaica, with a first disbursement of 207...

IMF-World Bank
  • Mar 22, 2013
  • 6 min read

Jamaica reform push may undermine growth

Jamaica has reached agreement with the IMF for a four-year Extended Fund Facility (EFF) worth 750...

Jamaica
  • Feb 12, 2013
  • 2 min read

Jamaica debt exchange will not resolve crisis fears

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller yesterday announced a new debt exchange (the second in three...

Jamaica
  • Jun 27, 2012
  • 7 min read

Jamaica's IMF accord urgency rises along with debt

Restoring relations with the IMF "stands at the centre of our economic recovery programme",...

Jamaica
  • Jun 8, 2012
  • 2 min read

IMF report highlights Jamaica's economic weaknesses

GDP expanded only 1.2% in fiscal year 2011-12, after three years of recession, and will likely...

Jamaica