Feb 2017 Financial News

• 28IMF issues new fiscal warning (Barbados)
• 27Bank of Jamaica Reports Uptick in Private Sector Credit
• 242016 growth rate increases to 1.4 per cent (Jamaica)
• 24JMMB Group Limited - Trading in Shares
• 24Jamaican economy expands 1.3%
• 24Former insurance regulator joins Massy United
• 23JMMB Group Limited - Trading in Shares
• 22Jamaica looking for billions to repay loans
• 22Agriculture tops real sector growth again (Jamaica)
• 22BOJ working to make savings more attractive in J$ than US$
• 22BOJ to make changes to forex cash reserve requirements
• 22JMMB Group Limited - Trading in Shares
• 21IMF team in Jamaica for first review under SBA
• 21CDB projects 1.7% regional economic growth this year
• 21National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited - Trading in Shares
• 20GK to add 20 agent banks
• 20Economy will stutter this year, says CDB (Barbados)
• 17Haiti records slowdown in economic activity
• 17JMMB Group Limited - Trading in Shares
• 17GraceKennedy Limited - Consideration of Dividend Payment
• 16One cent to be phased out
• 16Angostura appoints new CEO
• 15Jodhan named as Angostura CEO
• 15Jamaica is first C'bean country to launch IMF-approved National Summary Data Page
• 15Angostura Holdings Limited - Notice of Change in Senior Officer
• 15Govt bond oversubscribed
• 15Sierra Trading secures almost 70 per cent of shares in Trinidad Cement Ltd
• 15GraceKennedy moves to increase investment in agriculture. Plans to bring back Tropical Rhythms production
• 15BOJ gets 13 applications for electronic currency products, but only one for remittances
• 15Scotia Investment Jamaica Limited - Consideration of Dividend Payment
• 14NEL profits down 22%
• 14CIBC FirstCaribbean issuing Chip & PIN cards
• 13Massy expands car sales in Colombia
• 13Massy 1Q profits up 3.4%
• 13World Bank appoints new country director for the Caribbean
• 13First Citizens positive show in Barbados
• 13Listing of Government Bond - B148
• 13Trinidad Cement Limited - Resignation of Director
• 13One Caribbean Media Limited - Notice of Material Change
• 10Calypso Macro Index Fund - Appointment of Senior Officer
• 10National Flour Mills Limited - Appointment of a Director
• 08GK MPay approved for receipt of remittances
• 08Massy Jamaica now in growth, acquisition mode
• 08CARICOM, Cuba sign new trade agreement
• 07New Massy Stores Sunset Crest coming
• 06National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited - Trading in Shares
• 06BOJ offers USD certificates of deposit
• 06Lashley replaces Hospedales as NEL chair
• 06Gooden is new president of the Securities Dealers Association (Jamaica)
• 06Beris Grey moves on from FirstCaribbean, again
• 03National Enterprises Limited - Change in Director
• 03Barbados opens door to international trading and fund-raising
• 03Calypso Macro Index Fund - Notice of Material Change
• 03Calypso Macro Index Fund - Notice of Material Change
• 02IMF warns of challenging economic situation for Suriname
• 02Russian economy to emerge from contraction
• 02Eurozone inflation jumps
• 02Scotiabank Trinidad & Tobago Limited - Notice of Annual Meeting
• 02The West Indian Tobacco Company Limited - Change in Director
• 02National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited - Trading in Shares
• 01Govt looks to raise $1 bill bond at 4.1%
• 01US consumer confidence slips in January from 15-year high
• 01Scotia Investment Jamaica Limited - Resignation of Senior Officer
• 01Fitch upgrades TCL
• 01Grenada floats Treasury bill on regional market