Jamaica : 2008 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Jamaica.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

International Monetary Fund.

Contributor:

International Monetary Fund, Contributor.

Series:

IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/199

IMF Staff Country Reports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic policy--Jamaica.

International finance.

International Monetary Fund.

Local Subjects:

Economic policy--Jamaica.

International finance.

International Monetary Fund.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (62 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Economic growth variability is low in Jamaica, with deviations driven more by weather than by external conditions. External developments do, however, have large financial implications for Jamaica. Developments in Jamaica can, in turn, have a significant influence in the wider Caribbean. A recent political transition provides an opportunity to reinvigorate reforms but success will require consensus across the political divide. Economic growth has slowed to 1 percent in FY2007/08 (ending in March), although inflation has surged to 18 percent in recent months.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; I. Background; Boxes; 1. Economic Developments in FY 2007-08; 2. Impact of External Economic Slowdowns and Credit Crunches; Figures; 1. Comparing Jamaica and Lebanon; II. Policy Discussions; A. Economic Growth; B. Debt Dynamics and Fiscal Policy; 2. Growth and Structural Reforms; C. Monetary and Exchange Rate Policy; 3. Exchange Rate Assessment; D. Financial Sector; 4. Unregulated Investment Schemes and the Macroeconomy; 3. Caribbean: Financial Sector; III. Staff Appraisal; Tables; 1. Selected Economic Indicators

2. Summary of Central Government Operations (In billions of Jamaican dollars)3. Summary of Central Government Operations (In percent of GDP); 4. Summary of the Public Debt; 5. Alternative Fiscal Presentations FY 2008/09-FY 2010/11; 6. Summary Balance of Payments; 7. Summary Accounts of the Bank of Jamaica; 8. Summary Monetary Survey; 9. Selected Vulnerability Indicators; 10. Public Sector Debt Sustainability Framework, 2001/02-2012/13; 11. External Debt Sustainability Framework, 2001/02-2010/11; Contents; Appendices; I. Fund Relations; II. Relations with the World Bank

III. Relations with the Inter-American Development BankIV. Statistical Issues

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ISBN:

9786613742094

9781455252084

1455252085

9781451986648

1451986645

9781280919916

1280919914

9781451993110

1451993110

OCLC:

876511283