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IMF approves US$1.7 billion in funding for Jamaica
The executive board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved US$1.73 billion in funding for Jamaica under its precautionary and liquidity line arrangement (PLL) and resilience and sustainability facility (RSF).
$30.4 b in new estimates for 60,000 civil servants
FINANCE Minister Dr Nigel Clarke has appealed to Parliament for more time to present details of the Government's new compensation scheme for the public sector, promising that the information will be provided once negotiations with central government groups are complete.
Business and consumer confidence rises in third quarter
MOF signs double taxation agreement with UAE
Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke, and Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to Jamaica, Bader Abdullah Saeed Almatrooshi, signed a Double Taxation Agreement (DTA) for the avoidance of double taxation and the prevention of fiscal evasion with respect to taxes on income.
Standard and Poors Affirms Jamaica's Credit Rating at B+, Stable Future Outlook
Standard and Poor’s Global Ratings, yesterday, October 5, 2022, affirmed the Government of Jamaica’s Long-Term Foreign and Local Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at ‘B+’ with the outlook remaining Stable.