Unlocking Economic Growth in the Caribbean

October 20, 2014

Jamaican harvesting sugar cane (photo: Steve Starr/Corbis Images)
- Unlocking Economic Growth in the Caribbean
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In This Episode
Caribbean economies have been slow to recover from the global financial crisis. This week, the IMF and the government of Jamaica will host a high level forum that will discuss ways of boosting the economies of the region.
Bert van Selm, IMF Jamaica representative
Therese Turner Jones, IADB Representative in Jamaica
Brian Wynter, Governor of the Bank of Jamaica
Joanne Creary Johnson, IMF Communications Officer
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