Tag: Economic Growth

• Dear Santa Clarke: Forget trickle down, This is how you bubble up the economy..

    Micro, small and medium businesses account for the majority of economic activity in the Jamaican economy. Unfortunately, many micro and small businesses are still operating informally which prevents us from fully appreciating the social and economic impact they are having on our gross domestic product (GDP). But there is a view, shared by most…

  gerbry

  March 31, 2019

  Commentary

  $14 billion stimulus package, ad valorem stamp duty, asset tax, BSO, budget debate 2019/20, business incubator, business support organizations, companies office of jamaica, DBJ, Development Bank of Jamaica, Dr Nigel Clarke, Economic Growth, formal economy, GCT, GDP, growth with equity, Imani Duncan-Price, informal economy, Jamaican economy, Micro business, minimum business tax, MSME, PATH, public-private partnership, small business, tax compliance, tax concessions, transfer tax, Voucher for technical assistance

• My Two cents: What really is the purpose of the Economic Growth Council (EGC) of Jamaica?

  It doesn’t take an economics pundit to see through the fluff which surrounds the Economic Growth council of Jamaica. Its membership for one, right off the bat, tells you that this isn’t a unit seriously concerned about the ECONOMIC GROWTH of our country; but rather the LOOK of there being a special machinery in place…

  gerbry

  November 8, 2016

  Economics

  Andrew Holness, development, Economcis, Economic Growth, Economic Growth Council, EGC, GDP, Jamaica, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), Michael Lee-Chin, Politics, Prosperity