Standard & Poor's gives Ja 'B'
RESPECTED international credit rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P) on Friday assigned its 'B' long-term foreign currency unsecured bond rating to Jamaica's newly issued Euro 200 million, 11 per cent bond which is due July 27,.
Options for financing your small business
SEVERAL SMALL business owners say setting up and maintaining your own business in Jamaica remains very challenging because of the lack of straightforward financing options available.
NHT inner-city housing project on schedule - Thomas
"THE PROJECT is substantially on schedule. Construction has started on three sites," says Kingsley Thomas, chairman of the National Housing Trust (NHT) referring to the Government's $2.7 billion inner-city housing renewal project.
Lump sum or lifetime annuity?
FOR THOSE who have worked all of their lives the decision is often whether to collect a pension in the form of a lump sum payment or to take a series of equal payments commonly referred to as a lifetime annuity.
A bright future for Pan Caribbean
PRESIDENT AND chief executive officer of Pan Caribbean Financial Services (PCFS), Donovan H. Perkins, is upbeat about the group's performance for 2004. Now it aims to be the premier unit trust provider and one of the top investment houses.
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