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AFRICA | IMF Executive Board Concludes Regional Consultation with West African Economic and Monetary Union

WASHINGTON DC, March 18, 2019 - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has concluded its regional consultation with the West African Economic and Monetary Union –WAEMU.

March 18, 2019
Published in Business & Economy

JAMAICA | IMF Supports use of 1/2% reduction in Primary Surplus for Social Assistance

KINGSTON, Jamaica, March 9, 2019 - The International Monetary Fund (IMF), says it supports the government's use of the reduction in the primary surplus target by ½ percent of GDP to 6½ percent to facilitate higher spending in social assistance, citizen security and rural infrastructure in the FY2019/20 Budget.

March 9, 2019
Published in Business & Economy

SVG | IMF Executive Board Concludes 2018 Article IV Consultation with St. Vincent and the Grenadines

WASHINGTON DC, February 25, 2019 - The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) On February 15, concluded the Article IV consultationwithSt. Vincent and the Grenadines.

February 26, 2019
Published in Business & Economy

Prime Minister Mia Mottley and IMF Head of Mission to Barbados, Dr. Bert van Selm.

BARBADOS | IMF says B'dos making good economic progress

WASHINGTYON, DC, February 14, 2019 - The International Monetary Fund , IMF, says Barbados continues to make “good progress’ in its efforts to turn around an ailing economy supported by a multi-million dollar Extended Fund Facility, EFF.

February 14, 2019
Published in Business & Economy

Former Nigerian finance minister Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is eminently qualified to lead the World Bank.

The World Bank needs deep reforms to reflect a changing world order

THE CONVERSATION - February 7, 2019 - The sudden resignation of World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has rekindled debate about leadership succession and the mission of the international financial institution.

February 8, 2019
Published in World Economy

Opposition Spokesman on Finance and Planning Mark Golding.

JAMAICA | JA again misses Inflation Target - PNP Concerned

KINGSTON, January 20, 2019 - The Opposition Peoples National Party is concerned that Jamaica has missed the BOJ’s inflation target for the second time this fiscal year, again triggering the requirement to consult with IMF staff on the deviation from the programme’s inflation target.

January 21, 2019
Published in Business & Economy

JAMAICA | IMF give thumbs up to Jamaica's economic programme

WASHINGTON, DC, December 8, 2018 -An IMF review of Jamaica's economic programme under the precautionary Stand-By arrangement, says “Positive developments continue to sustain Jamaica’s economic reform program. The unemployment rate is at an all-time low of 8.4 percent, with significant gains among women and younger workers. Inflation is in the Bank of Jamaica’s (BOJ) target range of 4–6 percent.

December 8, 2018
Published in Business & Economy

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, the Dr Nigel Clarke

JAMAICA | IMF releases the Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) for Jamaica

KINGSTON, Jamaica: Friday, November 30, 2018 - Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke has announced the International Monetary Fund's release of the report on Jamaica's 2018 Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA).

December 1, 2018
Published in Business & Economy

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