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BOJ projects increased inflation
boj_projects_increased_inflation_tn.jpg The Governor of Jamaica's central bank - the Bank of Jamaica - is forecasting headline inflation within a range of 4 to 5% for the quarter April to June 2009.

Inflation for the previous quarter was 1.3%
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Jamaica projects 2% GDP growth by 2011
jamaica_projects_2_gdp_growth_by_2011_tn.jpgJamaica's Finance Minister, Audley Shaw is forecasting GDP growth of around two percent per annum by 2011, in the aftermath of an anticipated recovery in the global economy.

 
U.S. $25m stimulus for small businesses
us_25m_stimulus_for_businesses_tn.jpg Jamaican Prime Minister Bruce Golding, on May 5, 2009, announced a stimulus plan of two and a quarter billion Jamaican dollars or 25 million U.S. dollars geared at providing affordable credit to small and micro businesses.
 
Jamaican opposition's 'alternative budget'
jamaican_oppositions_alternative_budget_tn.jpg Jamaican Opposition spokesman on finance, Dr. Omar Davies, on April 28, 2009 suggested two key alternative measures to cut the financing gap in the Jamaican budget and essentially shift the sacrifice to higher income earners, particularly investors in fixed income securities.
 
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Our Young Investors Stock Market Competition has ended for 2011 and the highlight of the year was of course, Dexter Smith's dominant display. Smith won each of the four quarters impressively with [ ... ]


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Pan Caribbean believes that even with the changed interest rate regime; the impact of the Jamaica debt exchange; and the buffeting Jamaica has taken from global recessionary trends, there [ ... ]


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