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Caribbean & Central America - June 2017 (ISSN 1741-4458)
JAMAICA: Fourth year of growth amid rising tourism
The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) says that the country has now experienced four consecutive fiscal years of growth, that is from April-March. The outturn for 2016/17 was an estimated 1.1% growth. Looking ahead, the PIOJ is forecasting growth of between 2% and 3% for FY2017/18.
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