Companies and consumers balk at new taxes
RED STRIPE will be increasing the prices of all their products except Malta in response to the Government's increase in the Special Consumption Tax (SCT).
Revitalising the productive sector
"GOVERNMENT HAS earmarked some $300 million this year for various initiatives to facilitate the expansion in the agricultural sector, including the refund of up to 30 per cent of the investment cost of farmers...
Impact of the 2003/2004 budget on companies' profitability
NOW THAT the new tax package has been announced, it is time for companies to examine its impact on their operations.
A higher level of accountability
ON JULY 30, 2002, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act (ACT) was signed into law in the United States. A landmark reform, the ACT aims to restore trust in US capital markets, corporate management, corporate directors, and the professionals who serve them.
Investing in bonds - Range Bonds: rare combination of excellent credit quality and high coupons
HOW BEST can the trade-off between risk and return be achieved? That is one of the key issues that investors have to evaluate and make a determination on when deciding which securities to purchase or where to place their investments.
The Gov't's debt management strategy for 2003/2004
Part 1 Since 1998/99, debt financing activities have been guided by the Government's medium term debt management strategy. The strategy is critical to the management of the fiscal operations and the Government's overall macro-economic programme.
BoJ blocks dealers trading foreign securities
MOST OF the island's securities dealers can no longer trade in foreign securities on their own account, based on instructions from the Bank of Jamaica (BoJ).
FirstCaribbean wants shareholders to swap shares
INDEPENDENT DIRECTORS of FirstCaribbean International Bank (Jamaica) have recommended that minority shareholders accept an offer to swap their equities stake in the local bank for shares in the regional holding company, FirstCaribbean International Bank.
Jamaican bonds continue to cause concern internationally
PRICES FOR Jamaica's international bonds continue to nose-dive amid credit rating agencies and leading finance houses expressing concerns over the country's finances.
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