Almost all formal small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Jamaica have access to checking or saving accounts, but the …

This technical note is based on a mission conducted from April 24 to May 9, 2014 to Kingston and other parts of Jamaica … consumer’s league. Valuable comments on the draft note were provided by the Bank of Jamaica and the Financial Services …

Jamaica faced intense macroeconomic imbalances that threatened its macroeconomic stability. Executive Directors … welcomed the strong fiscal adjustment in the budget and encouraged the Bank of Jamaica to reorient monetary policy. They …, and emphasized for anti-crime measures, infrastructure building, and sector-specific policies to promote growth …

Economic growth variability is low in Jamaica, with deviations driven more by weather than by external conditions …. External developments do, however, have large financial implications for Jamaica. Developments in Jamaica can, in turn, have a …

This Selected Issues paper analyzes Jamaica’s experience of low growth despite consistently high investment rates. It … suggests that the link between public debt and productivity is part of the answer to the puzzle. The paper considers Jamaica … Jamaica, and presents a newly constructed dataset that documents Jamaica’s notable market access to long-maturity, fixed …

Jamaica has performed well under the Stand-By Arrangement program. Executive Directors commended that overall … consolidated supervision and the regulation of nonbanks. They agreed that the sale of Air Jamaica represents an important milestone …. Based on overall satisfactory performance of Jamaica on completion of the First Review of the SBA, the IMF approved …

This paper reviews economic developments in Jamaica since 1985. In the early 1990s, Jamaica carried out a number of … prices, the elimination of the import monopoly of the Jamaica Commodity Trading Corporation, and the institution of cost pass …

Jamaica has achieved considerable success in reducing inflation, restructuring the financial system after the crisis in …

Economic developments and growth of Jamaica are discussed in this paper. Despite the good performance under the program …