Considered an upper middle-income country as stated by the World Bank, Jamaica has much to improve upon within its economy to decrease poverty rates in the country. Jamaica has successfully concluded its economic reform program, which was supported by a US$1.66 billion Stand-By Arrangement from the IMF. Jamaica was hardly immune from the structural economic problems affecting other developing countries in the era. The island's economy has been shaped by centuries of violence, plunder and slavery. As Bob Marley said, “It takes a revolution to make a solution”. There were 1,133 homicides in 2013. Beginning in the mid-1970s, inflation was generally double-digit, caused primarily by the increase in world oil prices, expansionary fiscal policies, and entrenched labor unions. Jamaica’s economy faces major long-term problems: a significant merchandise trade (imports and exports) deficit, large-scale unemployment and underemployment, and a public debt-to-Gross Domestic Product (GDP) ratio of almost 130 per cent. Jamaica has many problems, the root of all the problems in Jamaica is politics. Jamaica has shown a macroeconomic turnaround that is quite extraordinary. Andrew Holness, of the centre-right Jamaica Labour Party, has benefited from a 'rally around the flag' effect for his good management of the coronavirus pandemic. Jamaica: On the Path to Higher Economic Growth. Ultimately, if Jamaica cannot solve its problems by conventional means, it may be persuaded to take the Argentine road of debt renunciation. But Jamaica's problems go back much further. Jamaica’s economic problem started when the government announced they would implement a new model of government called democratic socialism. With the population now more than 2.1 million and rising, the working‐age labor force expands every year. The economic problems of this Caribbean island are manifold. After decades of high debt and low growth Jamaica has changed its growth trajectory, with positive economic growth for 16 consecutive quarters and growth getting closer to two per cent. Jamaica is a popular transfer and transit route for South American narcotics to the U.S, and the largest Caribbean producer and exporter of marijuana. The Jamaican economy has suffered numerous challenges and setbacks in the increasingly competitive global environment. Jamaica is considered to be one of the slowest and most unstable economies in the world, weakened by high debt rates. However, the fact that the economy still expanded overall, despite a decline of nearly 18% in the critical alumina sector, as a result of the JISCO/Alpart closure, is a credit to the improving economic resilience of the Jamaican economy,” Clarke said in a statement today. However, despite remaining popular, Mr Holness will face severe fiscal challenges in 2021. November 7, 2019.
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