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The Bank of Jamaica (Jamaican Patois: Bangk a Jumieka) is the central bank of Jamaica located in Kingston. It was established by the Bank of Jamaica Act 1960 [ 3 ] and was opened on May 1, 1961. It is responsible for the monetary policy of Jamaica on the instruction of the Minister of Finance .
On 24 March 2014, the Bank of Jamaica issued a $50 note printed on the "Hybrid" substrate. [10] In 2015, the Bank of Jamaica issued a $100 note dated 1 January 2014 on the "Hybrid" substrate. [11] The $1000 note features an image of the Jamaican Swallowtail, the largest butterfly in the western hemisphere which is also endemic to Jamaica.
Only these three smaller denominations were issued by the Board of Commissioners; £1 and £5 notes were issued by the chartered banks operating in Jamaica. [1] However, in 1940, the government began producing £1 and £5 notes. In October 1960, the Bank of Jamaica was given the sole right to mint coins and produce banknotes in Jamaica. Their ...
The total amount disbursed by the IMF stand-by arrangement was 10 million SDR's, which Jamaica could use if necessary, however; Jamaica did not use any money provided by the loan, and it expired in 1964. [15] In the following years, Jamaica entered into two additional stand-by arrangements, the first in 1973, and the second in 1977. [16]
He played an important part in ensuring that when Jamaica became the world's largest producer of bauxite in 1957, the proceeds helped in Jamaica's development. [14] He spent two years on negotiations to raise a substantial loan on the New York City money market , he laid the foundations for a central bank , and founded the Development Finance ...
Lee-Chin saw potential in his native country, and Portland purchased 75 per cent of the National Commercial Bank of Jamaica for 6 billion Jamaican dollars (US$127 million) from the Jamaican Government. In 2003, Senvia Money Services Inc., a global money transfer company, was established.
Services now account for over 60 percent of Jamaica's GDP and one of every four workers in Jamaica works in tourism or services. However, according to the World Bank, around 80% of the money tourism makes in Jamaica does not stay on the island, but goes instead to the multinational resorts. [123]
NCB Group Limited was listed on the Jamaica Stock Exchange in 1986. [4] Between 1986 and 1991, the Government of Jamaica divested 61% of its shares in NCB Group Limited, and sold the remaining 39% to Jamaica M&N Investments Limited (a joint venture of the Jamaica Mutual Life Assurance Society and Jamaica National Building Society) in 1992. [4]