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Bank of Jamaica’s CBDC Solution

September 10, 2021

BANK OF JAMAICA’S CBDC SOLUTIONSeptember 10, 2021 By Natalie Haynes Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), during the period 16 July 2020 to 14 August 2020, issued

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“Impact of Rising International Commodity Prices.
What Can BOJ Do?”

August 4, 2021

“Impact of Rising International Commodity Prices. What Can BOJ Do?”by Senior Deputy Governor Wayne Robinson, July 2021 Rising prices a concern… All of us, workers,

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Understanding Bank of Jamaica Profits

April 1, 2021

Understanding Bank of Jamaica Profitsby Governor Richard Byles  On 01 April 2021, Bank of Jamaica (BOJ), in accordance with the Bank of Jamaica Act, made

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An Entrenched Lower-Inflation Environment

December 31, 2020

AN ENTRENCHED LOWER-INFLATION ENVIRONMENTBy Snr. Deputy Governor Wayne Robinson, December 2020 2020 has been, to put it mildly, a very difficult year, and some of

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A Primer on BOJ’s Central Bank Digital Currency

May 31, 2020

A PRIMER ON BOJ’S CENTRAL BANK DIGITAL CURRENCY March 31, 2020 By Natalie Haynes After quietly exploring the viability of a central bank digital currency

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What are the Factors that Influence the Exchange Rate? Part 3

February 9, 2018

FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET DYNAMICS: WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE EXCHANGE RATE? Part 3By Tony Morrison, February 2018 LOOKING FORWARD: WHERE DO WE WANT

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What are the Factors that Influence the Exchange Rate? Part 2

February 2, 2018

FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET DYNAMICS: WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE EXCHANGE RATE? Part 2By Tony Morrison, February 2018 There are several major factors, in

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What are the Factors that Influence the Exchange Rate? Part 1

January 26, 2018

FOREIGN EXCHANGE MARKET DYNAMICS: WHAT ARE THE FACTORS THAT INFLUENCE THE EXCHANGE RATE? Part 1By Tony Morrison, January 2018There are several major factors, in isolation

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Modernizing the Way BOJ Buys Foreign Exchange

September 20, 2017

B-FXITT PRESCRIPTION, PART 2:  MODERNIZING THE WAY BOJ BUYS FOREIGN EXCHANGEBy Tony Morrison, September 2017 The recently-introduced BOJ Foreign Exchange Intervention & Trading Tool (B-FXITT)

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