Jamaica : 2002 Article TV Consultation and a New Staff-Monitored Program-Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Jamaica

This paper focuses on the 2002 Article IV Consultation and a New Staff-Monitored Program (SMP) for Jamaica. In June 2000, the Jamaican authorities undertook an SMP for FY2000/01-2001/02 designed to tackle the heavy public sector burden and restore economic growth. To build on the progress achieved s...

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Corporate Author:	International Monetary Fund
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002
Series:	IMF Staff Country Reports ; Country Report No. 02/197 IMF eLibrary
Subjects:	Accrual accounting Balance of payments Bank accounting Bank assets Bank assistance Bank balance sheet Bank group Bank lending Bank losses Bank of jamaica Bank restructuring Banking activities Banking crisis Banking institutions Banking sector assets Banking sector Banking supervision Banking system Banking Budget balance Capital adequacy ratio Capital adequacy Central bank Commercial borrowing Commercial borrowings Current account balance Current account deficit Current account Debt burden Debt data Debt dynamics Debt management strategy Debt management Debt outstanding Debt ratio Debt reduction Debt service Debt stock Debt sustainability Debt trap Deposit insurance scheme Deposit insurance Domestic debt Domestic financing External borrowing External debt service External debt stock External debt External financing External liabilities Foreign exchange market Foreign exchange General resources account Government debt Government deficit Government finance Imf purchases Imf repurchases Integrated supervision Interbank market Investment bank Liquid asset Loan disbursements Long-term external debt Long-term loans Macroeconomic stability Mortgage bank Net debt Public debt management Public debt Public finances Public sector debt Public sector management Recapitalization Repayments Repurchases Reserve requirement Total debt stock Jamaica