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Jamaica : 2014 Article IV Consultation and Fourth Review Under the Extended Fund Facility and Request for Modification of Performance Criteria-Staff Report ; Press Release ; and Statement by the Executive Director for Jamaica.

This 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that a gradual economic recovery appears to be under way in Jamaica. Growth is estimated at 0.9 percent in FY2013/14, as mining, agriculture, and tourism picked up. Recorded unemployment remains high, but fell from 16 percent to 13.5 percent (in seasonall...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014.
Colección:IMF country report ; no. 14/169.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Cover; CONTENTS; CONTEXT: A STRATEGY FOR SUSTAINED AND EQUITABLE GROWTH; BOXES; 1. Achievements in the First Program Year; AN EMERGING RECOVERY AMID SHRINKING FISCAL AND EXTERNAL IMBALANCES; AN IMPROVING OUTLOOK; BUT WITH SALIENT DOWNSIDE RISKS; THE GOALS OF THE REFORM AGENDA; A.A Path Toward Sustained Growth and Competitiveness; B. Creating Jobs and Addressing Social Inequalities; C. Entrenching Fiscal and Debt Sustainability; 2. Episodes of Large Debt Reduction in Smaller States-Benchmarking the Ongoing Debt Reduction in Jamaica; D. Fortifying the Framework for Monetary Policy.
  • 9. Quantitative Performance Criteria10. Indicators of Fund Credit, 2014-25; 11. Schedule of Reviews and Purchases; ANNEXES; I. Jamaica
  • Risk Assessment Matrix; II. Jamaica
  • Debt Sustainability Analysis; III. Jamaica's External Stability, Exchange Rate, and Competitiveness Assessment; IV. Assessing Reserve Adequacy; V. Constructing a High-Frequency Economic Growth Indicator for Jamaica; APPENDIX; I. Letter of Intent; Attachment I. Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies; Attachment II. Technical Memorandum of Understanding; CONTENTS; FUND RELATIONS; RELATIONS WITH THE WORLD BANK.
  • E. Institutionalizing Sound Financial IntermediationAN ON-TRACK PROGRAM; STATISTICS; STAFF APPRAISAL; FIGURES; 1. Recent Economic Developments; 2. Fiscal Developments; 3. Financial Sector Developments; 4. Public Debt; TABLES; 1. Selected Economic Indicators; 2. Summary of Central Government Operations (In millions of Jamaican dollars); 3. Summary of Central Government Operations (In percent of GDP); 4. Operations of the Public Entities; 5. Summary Balance of Payments; 6. Summary Accounts of the Bank of Jamaica; 7. Summary Monetary Survey; 8. Structural Program Conditionality.