Date: July 1, 2019 Sagicor Group Jamaica (SJ) held its Annual General Meeting today, July 1, 2019, in the Auditorium, R. Danny Williams Building, 28-48 Barbados Avenue, Kingston 5. After the opening remarks by the Hon. R.D. Williams, the proceedings was then handed over to the President and CEO, Mr. Christopher Zacca. Mr. Zacca expressed,
June 27, 2019 BANK OF JAMAICA HOLDS POLICY RATE UNCHANGED Bank of Jamaica announces its decision to hold the policy interest rate (the rate offered on overnight balances with Bank of Jamaica) unchanged at 0.75 per cent per annum, effective 28 June 2019. The decision to hold the policy rate unchanged is based on the
June 26, 2019 Jetcon Corporation Limited (JETCON) held its Annual General Meeting today, June 25, 2019, at Knutsford Court Hotel. Opening remarks were made by the Chairman, Mr. John Jackson. He highlighted that the last financial year saw a downturn in profits which were attributable to a number of factors. Notably, in the start of
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June 20, 2019 Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) held its Annual General Meeting today, June 20, 2019, at Jamaica Stock Exchange. Opening remarks were made by the Chairman, Mr. Ian McNaughton. Mr. Ian McNaughton highlighted that Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) was ranked on 2018 Bloomberg as “the World’s Best-Performing Stock Market”. He also outlined that
Date: June 18, 2019 Consumer Price Index – May 2019 The consumer price index for the month of May 2019 recorded an inflation rate of 0.8%, following a 0.1% increase in its index for April 2019, according to The Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN). The Consumer Price Index for the month of May rose to
Date: June 17, 2019 CAC 2000 (CAC), for the six months ended April 30, 2019, reported revenues of $516.48 million versus $623.44 million booked in 2018. Revenues for the quarter fell by 9% to $350.06 million (2018: $383.93 million). Cost of sales fell by 8% for the period to $342.83 million (2018: $374.27 million). Consequently,
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June 17, 2019 United States: Why a Trump-Xi Truce at G-20 Isn’t a Slam Dunk The suspense is building ahead of the Group of 20 summit in Japan next week, with many analysts and investors betting that Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will meet on the sidelines and agree to resume the trade
United States: U.S. Retail Sales Post Broad Rise in Challenge to Fed-Cut Case U.S. retail sales posted a broad-based gain in May and the prior two months were revised higher, suggesting consumer spending is healthy enough to limit the case for a Federal Reserve interest-rate cut in the near term. The value of overall sales
