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 …

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 …