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Jamaica Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation and Review of Staff Monitored Program

The principal problems facing the Jamaican economy are the extremely heavy burden of public sector debt, low growth, and the legacy of earlier periods of high inflation. The government has implemented several improvements in its debt management strategy. Fiscal restraint has been reinforced by tight...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2001
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports
Subjects:
Finance, Public
Depository Institutions
Inflation
Public Debt
Public-private Enterprises
Banks
Public Finance & Taxation
Industries: Financial Services
Banks And Banking
Public Enterprises
Public Sector
Deflation
Debt Management
Micro Finance Institutions
Debts, Public
Debt
Exports And Imports
Mortgages
International Lending And Debt Problems
International Economics
Economic Sectors
External Debt
Debts, External
Sovereign Debt
Price Level
Civil Service & Public Sector
Prices
Macroeconomics
Financial Services Industry
Banking
Public Finance
Monetary Policy
Financial Sector
Jamaica
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:The principal problems facing the Jamaican economy are the extremely heavy burden of public sector debt, low growth, and the legacy of earlier periods of high inflation. The government has implemented several improvements in its debt management strategy. Fiscal restraint has been reinforced by tight monetary policy. Exchange rate stability has succeeded in lowering domestic inflation. The legislative framework strengthens prudential supervision of both banks and other financial institutions to limit the risks of any further financial crisis. Measures to strengthen the regulatory framework are required
Physical Description:65 pages
ISBN:9781451820089

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