Aug 2016 Financial News

• 31Jamaican manufacturers concerned about JA$ slide
• 31Equities deliver returns above 50% in June quarter
• 31New HiLo opens
• 31BOJ says market responsive to better rates on longer-term USD CDs
• 31Small businesses charged more for credit (Jamaica)
• 31BOJ interventions likely slanting forex demand
• 31ISP Finance to tap the market for debt financing
• 30Western Union now offering direct 'cash to account' money transfers from Jamaica
• 30Unemployment rate creeps up
• 30CSO: Unemployment rises
• 30Wake up, Starbucks is in town
• 29Scotiabank Trinidad & Tobago Limited - Trading in Shares
• 29Agostini's Limited - Notice to Shareholders
• 29IMF: Barbados Economy Turning A Corner
• 29Bahamas Gets Rating Downgrade But Government Not Losing Sleep Over It
• 29Mark Loquan appointed new NGC president
• 29IMF questions Barbados borrowing from central bank
• 26PIOJ predicts 1.3% growth for 2016
• 25ECLAC: T&T economy expected to contract 2.5%
• 25Standards seeing double-digit revenue growth
• 25CWC stake in TSTT up for sale
• 25Scotia Investment Jamaica Limited - Resignation of Senior Officer
• 24Firms wait to list on Junior Market of Jamaica Stock Exchange
• 24Moody's downgrades Bahamas ratings
• 24Guardian Media Ltd in major structural shake-up
• 24Bankers eager for FACTA legislation
• 24What recession? asks Standard MD
• 24JMMB Group Limited - Notice of Annual General Meeting
• 24First Citizens Bank Limited - Changes in Senior Officer
• 22Republic appoints two new directors
• 22Schnoor takes helm at BATT
• 22Imbert signs agreement to share tax info with US
• 22IMF team heading for Jamaica
• 22BOJ intervenes in forex market again
• 22Barbados Government Nudges Banks With Increased Tax
• 22Trinidad Cement Limited - Trading in Shares
• 19NEL records $80.4M profit
• 19JMMB Group first quarter revenue grows
• 19NFM cautious on Venezuelan market
• 19Barbados economy grew by more than one per cent during first half of 2016
• 19NCB launches into mobile money
• 19JMMB Group Limited - Trading in Shares
• 18JMMB Group revenue up
• 18Republic Financial Holdings Limited - Listing of Shares
• 18ANSA McAL Limited - Trading in Shares
• 17One Caribbean Media Limited - Listing of Shares
• 17Massy profit declines in third quarter
• 17Little EU impact on Angostura
• 17FirstCaribbean International Bank Limited - Notice of Material Change
• 16Agostini's reports higher sales of $1.8b
• 16July records inflation of 0.5 per cent (Jamaica)
• 16Ansa McAL Limited - Interim Dividend Announcement
• 15Amid forex challenges $21.2m profit for NFM
• 15Angostura sees 11.6 per cent revenue growth
• 15Chamber optimistic over gains from DME plant
• 15Jamaica buys back two global bonds amid new debt issue
• 15Jamaica debt ratio falls to 120% of GDP
• 15Sagicor X Fund increases stake in Sigma portfolio
• 12ANSA McAL declares $353m profit
• 12Roadshow a success - Imbert
• 11One Caribbean Media Limited - Appointment of Chairman
• 10Flavorite Foods Limited - Delisting of Shares
• 10Unilever posts $23.8m half year profits
• 10$2 billion bond raised by RBL
• 10Government launches Eurobond tender offer to buy US$1.144 billion of existing bonds (Jamaica)
• 09Guardian Holdings Limited - Notice to Shareholders - Payment of Interim Dividend
• 09Higher GHL profit from investment returns
• 09Commonwealth tackles bank de-risking
• 09GraceKennedy Limited - Stock Split
• 09Unilever Caribbean Limited - Notice to Shareholders - Dividend Announcement
• 08Plipdeco revenue down by $16.1m
• 08New portfolio for former RBL GM
• 08Brooks: Bolder, focused NGC emerging
• 08MIDTERM REVIEW (Barbados)
• 08National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited - Appointment of Senior Officer
• 05Massy delists from B'dos Stock Exchange
• 05First Citizens records $159.5 million profit
• 05National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited - Acquisition of Stake in Guardian Holdings Limited (Press Release)
• 04GraceKennedy Limited - Stock Split
• 04Republic Financial Holdings Limited - Declaration of Dividend Payment
• 04Scotia Investment Jamaica Limited - Appointment of Director
• 03National Enterprises Limited - Notice of Annual Meeting
• 03Republic Financial Holdings Limited - Appointment of Senior Officers
• 03The West Indian Tobacco Company Limited - Appointment of Director
• 03Jamaica could face IMF post programme monitoring
• 03GraceKennedy hikes profit 78% to $2.7 billion over six months
• 03GraceKennedy winds up dormant overseas companies
• 02Demand pushes up price of Govt bond
• 02New RBL credit card caters to travellers
• 02$337.1m before tax profit for Witco
• 02TSTT transforming into agile broadband company
• 02NCB hits the $10-billion profit mark in nine months
• 02ANSA Merchant Bank Limited - Notice to Shareholders
• 02One Caribbean Media Limited - Notice of Material Information
• 02GraceKennedy Limited - Release on GraceKennedy's 2016 First Half Results
• 02GraceKennedy Limited - Notice of Dividend Payment