Over 2000 Merchants Accept Jamdex 

Over 2000 Merchants Accept Jamdex 

Central Bank Governor, Acknowledges Challenges in Adoption of National Digital Wallet – Richard Byles, the Governor of the Central Bank, has addressed the current progress of the country’s digital wallet initiative, revealing that over two thousand...
Policy Interest Rate Pegged At 7%

Policy Interest Rate Pegged At 7%

The Governor of the Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), Richard Byles, also provided an update concerning the Bank’s policy interest rate, which had been set at 7 percent as determined by the Monetary Policy Committee’s, MPC, decision on Friday. This policy interest...
BOJ: “Core Inflation Rate Steadily Declining”

BOJ: “Core Inflation Rate Steadily Declining”

Governor of the Bank of Jamaica, BOJ, Richard Byles, announced during a morning media briefing a consistent decrease in the core inflation rate. According to him, the annual core inflation rate has been at 5.2 percent since July of this year and has demonstrated a...
BOJ Governor On New Regulatory Dynamic

BOJ Governor On New Regulatory Dynamic

Bank of Jamaica (BoJ) Governor Richard Byles, does not believe the elevated levels of regulatory responsibility now vested in the Central Bank, as a result of assuming oversight of deposit-taking institutions and non-bank financial institutions will stymie the...