Fiscal Stimuli

The Jamaican economy has suffered for the past decade from a crushing debt burden which arose largely between 1996 and 2003 when the debt peaked at 123 percent of GDP (See Figure). Since then, the relative level... » Read more

Due to the projected gaps in its foreign exchange earnings over this fiscal year as a result of the global economic crisis, the government of Jamaica has been contemplating a lending relationship with the Interna... » Read more