Jamaica

As 2007 draws to a close, Latin America looks to have chalked up another impressive year of above-trend growth, expanding on average by 4.9% according to BMI's preliminary estimates.... 2007-12-27

monetary policy, comparisons with previous rate-cutting episodes in 1998 and 2001 will inevitably be made. Although it is risky to rely too much on historical parallels, it is worth... 2007-09-21

The devastation caused by the onset of Hurricane Dean in August - which has wreaked havoc upon electricity and water supplies, and provoked the governor-general to declare a state... 2007-08-22

After a long period of relative calm since June 2006, volatility in global assets returned with a vengeance in February, with equity markets dropping and bond spreads widening. This... 2007-03-23

The Jamaican dollar, which operates under a managed float system, has continued to weaken sharply since mid-2005, setting new lows almost on a monthly basis. While a reversal in the... 2007-02-15

The latest edition of our sovereign risk ratings capture two key developments that unfolded in 2006 and that will (we expect) unfold in 2007. The first theme we have observed is that... 2006-12-22

The Jamaican dollar, which normally trades steadily under a managed float, has weakened sharply since mid-2005, prior to which it had traded around JMD61.00/US$ for the first half... 2005-11-11