In the Economic Programme Oversight Committee (EPOC) quarterly report recently, the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) estimated that real Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth. The period covered the July to September 2021 quarter. It showed an...
The World Bank estimates that crime is costing Jamaica about 5% of Gross Domestic Product, (GDP) per year, or about $68 billion. Violence prevention as an investment in the economy has long been considered a viable path, however despite $61 billion in...
The Jamaican dollar slipped to its lowest ever trading, at 155 to one (1) US dollar. The depreciation of the dollar has many concerned about the current state of the economy. The drop has left Opposition Spokesman on Finance Julian Robinson is urging the Government to...
Director General of the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN), Carol Coy says, the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP), has been negatively impacted by the spread of the coronavirus, in the first quarter of 2021. Over the period the country’s gross...
The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) says it is making it easier for Jamaicans to access the data it publishes. Speaking at a recent JIS Think Tank, Director General at STATIN, Carol Coy said that the agency’s publications are no longer for sale and can be...
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