Jamaica : Fifth Review Under the Stand-By Arrangement-Press Release and Staff Report
Author/Editor:
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publication Date:
April 23, 2019
Electronic Access:
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Summary:
Sustained improvements in macroeconomic outcomes. The economy has expanded for the past 15 quarters; unemployment is at historic lows; international reserve coverage is consistently high; inflation is subdued—albeit below the BOJ targe 4–6 percent range; the stock market was the globe’s best performer in 2018; and Fitch recently upgraded Jamaica’s credit rating. A slow pick-up in private investment, however, is still pointing to the need to reinvigorate the effort to remove supply-side impediments to growth and job creation.
Series:
Country Report No. 19/105
English
Publication Date:
April 23, 2019
ISBN/ISSN:
9781498311311/1934-7685
Stock No:
1JAMEA2019001
Price:
$18.00 (Academic Rate:$18.00)
Format:
Paper
Pages:
83