Corporate profits up in September quarter... But stock market transactions fall as main index rises
Despite a mixed macroeconomic environment charac-terised by some recovery from the cement crisis, which dampened growth in the previous two quarters, just about two-thirds of listed firms returned better financial performances ...
DB&G offer better than it appears, BNS suggests
Scotiabank Jamaica insists that it bid a fair price for Dehring Bunting & Golding, suggesting that once the fat is trimmed from the investment banks last annual profit, the offer of J$21.08 share compares favourably with price/earning ratios...
Lascelles eyes 20% revenue from new beer
Lascelles Wines and Spirits (LWS) has already invested $30 million to roll out its new brew, Kingston Beer 62, but said Wednesday that was only a fraction of its planned spend on marketing in a signal that it would be moving aggressively...
Desmond Richards considers purchase of newspaper properties from Lee Chin
New Media Communications, the publishers of Jamaica's Sunday Herald newspaper, wants to buy the newspaper properties that fell to Michael Lee Chin when he picked up CVM media group in his acquisition of Neville Blythe's UGI Group.
Economic growth projected at 2.5 per cent for 2006
Real economic movement for 2006 is expected to end up at 2.5 per cent, according to projections released on Wednesday by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), with services accounting for more than 80 per cent...
'Marginal improvement in labour productivity'
Labour productivity measured as real gross domestic product (GDP) per worker improved marginally (0.5 per cent) during the three months to June 30 against the matching period in 2005.
Be aggressive in seeking out world markets - trade experts
Senior Jamaican trade negotiators were critical Tuesday of the patchy engagement by the island's firms of global trade issues and told companies they needed to understand the shifting...
PSOJ reform vs tradition of big business - Clarke, Zacca maintain platforms as presidential elections near
The 50-member council of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) will cast votes in December for a new president. Financial Gleaner writer Keith Collister explores with both candidates...
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