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GDP grows approximately 2.0% as Jamaica navigates a more uncertain global environment while maintaining its domestic momentumInflation falls toward 4.5%,…
GDP grows 1.7% — a moderation to a slower but more sustainable pace as the post-pandemic recovery cycle maturesInflation falls…
Tourism exceeds pre-pandemic records with 3.10 million arrivals and US$3.8 billion in receipts — the sector’s best performance in Jamaica’s…
GDP grows 4.0% — the second consecutive year of recovery growth, sustaining momentum even as global conditions deteriorateInflation reaches 10.2%…
GDP grows 4.6% — the strongest single-year expansion since the early 2000s, as a pandemic-suppressed economy begins its reopeningTourism recovers…
COVID-19 brings the Jamaican economy to a near-halt: GDP contracts 9.9% — the sharpest single-year decline in the island’s modern…
Unemployment falls to 7.7% — a record low in Jamaica’s modern economic history, below the double-digit rates that persisted through…
Public debt falls to 94.4% of GDP — below 100% for the first time since the early years of the…
Public debt falls to 101.2% of GDP — approaching the 100% threshold for the first time in two decadesGDP grows…
Andrew Holness and the JLP win the February 25 general election by 32 seats to 31 — the narrowest margin…
The Caribbean holiday season arrives with the Holness government settling in and a Jamaican general election on the horizon. Eurozone fears continue to shape European visitor sentiment as the region’s hoteliers count on a strong North American winter season. Edition 176.
Andrew Holness becomes Jamaica’s new Prime Minister as the Eurozone crisis deepens its shadow over Caribbean tourism and investment. The region’s property markets show resilience amid global uncertainty. Edition 177 of the Caribbean Property & Investment Review.