## Jamaica: Staff Report for the 1999 Article IV Consultation

_IMF Staff Country Reports, January 25, 2000_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: January 25, 2000
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451820072.002

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### 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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