Jamaica: Staff Report for the 1999 Article IV Consultation

IMF Staff Country Reports, January 25, 2000

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• Published: January 25, 2000
• Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451820072.002

Key findings and assessment

• Jamaica achieved considerable success in reducing inflation.
• The financial system was restructured following the crisis in 1995–96.
• Further liberalization of the economy occurred through tariff reduction and privatization.
• The significant progress in structural reform made over recent years as well as the government’s determination to continue is commendable.

Policy recommendations and staff advice

• The government is urged to strengthen efforts to put the economy on a less vulnerable path by:
  • a stronger fiscal adjustment supported by wage restraint.
  • a more market-determined exchange rate.
  • an acceleration of structural reforms.

Thematic coverage (subjects emphasized)

• Banking
• Economic sectors
• Exchange rates
• External debt
• Financial services
• Foreign exchange
• Public debt
• Public sector
• Real interest rates

Publication and document specifics

• Publication title: Jamaica: Staff Report for the 1999 Article IV Consultation
• Publication date: January 25, 2000
• Pages: 61
• Series: Country Report No. 2000/008
• Issue: 008
• Volume: 2000
• Stock No: 1JAMEA0012000
• ISBN: 9781451820072
• ISSN: 1934-7685
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451820072.002
• Notes: Included with the Staff Report are the text of Public Information Notice No. 00/03--IMF Concludes Article IV Consultation with Jamaica and a Statement by Mr. Thomas A. Bernes, Executive Director, on January 10, 2000.

International Monetary Fund. "Jamaica: Staff Report for the 1999 Article IV Consultation", IMF Staff Country Reports 2000, 008 (2000).

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