Business

The Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) is to receive much-needed technical assistance from a Commonwealth Secretariat team, a London based multi-lateral inter-governmental agency which will see to the implementation of the small-business...

Is runaway debt giving you sleepless nights? Experts advise that individuals should not borrow more than a certain percentage (35 to 40 per cent) of income earned.

Scotia Group Jamaica Limited has reported net profits of $2.6 billion for its second quarter ending April, a financial performance, which, though still strong, is seven per cent less than the banking group netted in the same period last year, reflecting...

Mark BeckfordStaff ReporterBusiness was slow in downtown Kingston on Thursday when The Gleaner visited the commercial district, and Friday's rains promised to continue putting a damper on buzzing trade that is the heartbeat of the capital.The majority...

DESPITE RECENT clashes between the security forces and alleged gunmen in west Kingston effectively shutting down businesses for days in downtown Kingston, Jamaica Trade and Invest (JAMPRO) is reporting an increase in interested buyers and recruiters who will be attending EXPO Jamaica.

In one of the few offices of Teleco Haiti that survived January's catastrophic earthquake, the customer-service agents sit idle. The state-run phone company is barely limping back to service.

Yesterday, businesses began pulling up shutters, some warily, signalling a gradual return to trading in the usually bustling downtown Kingston business district, which became deserted after days of unrest in the Corporate...

Contractor General Greg Christie has slammed the Government for its attempt to justify a proposed multibillion-dollar deal to sell its 45 per cent stake of the Jamalco alumina refinery to Chinese firm Zhuhai Hongfan Non-ferrous Metals and Chemical...

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica's cruise sector remains buoyant despite civil unrest which has rocked sections of the capital city, Kingston. Two of the region's largest cruise lines, Carnival and Royal Caribbean...

The Mexican government said Tuesday it will put limits on dollar cash deposits next week in a bid to combat money laundering. Without revealing details, Finance Secretary Ernesto Cordero said the new regulations are being imposed because some Mexican...

Dow drops below 10,000World stock markets and the euro tumbled Tuesday on fears Europe's debt crisis will cause a prolonged slump in the region and weaken the outlook for global growth.

The United States and China pledged closer cooperation on financial regulation and energy Tuesday but made no breakthroughs on currency-exchange rates in a high-level dialogue overshadowed by Korean tensions.