Jun 2016 Financial News

JSE forges new ties in Toronto

Jun 06, 2016

Members of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE) visited the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) in the month of May. According to the general manager of the JSE, Marlene Street-Forrest, the JSE was well received in Canada.

The visit took the form of town hall meetings and privately held meetings with brokerage houses and business leaders, where business and investment opportunities that exist in Jamaica were shared and new ideas for collaboration explored.

Street-Forrest said, “We were able to meet with diverse business interests and with the Toronto Stock Exchange, where we discussed issues of common interest, including products and services offerings and the cross-listing of companies on the JSE.”

Meetings, she said, were held with companies that have expressed interest in establishing business arrangements in Jamaica and in raising capital in our markets. “Investors and potential investors showed keen interest in the investment opportunities in our markets. The prospect looks very good and we intend to continue the dialogue.”

The JSE team arrived on May 24 at the Toronto Stock Exchange and opened the market. This was beamed live across Canada and the United States and signalled the start of a relationship that was forged within the two-day visit to the TSX, the general manager reported.

Source:
Jamaica Observer
Sunday June 5, 2016

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