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PIOJ: Economy Rebounding Faster Than Predicted

From Jamaica bouncing back from the COVID-19 pandemic quicker than projected to more growth predictions for the April to June quarter of 2023 to a study being conducted to bridge the country’s skilled labour deficit, the Planning Institute of Jamaica, PIOJ, indicates the pandemic forcing companies to pivot proved a saving grace in more ways than one.

Director General of the PIOJ, Dr Wayne Henry says the first quarter of the year

Yielded a two point 7 per cent increase in the Jamaican economy when compared to the corresponding period last year. He says the growth was spawned by increases in several critical sectors to include tourism and mining. Injecting a faster-than-expected economic recovery for the country. 

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