Trade
Jamaica Customs sets out push for faster compliance and digital controls
Customs 4.0 combines digital processing, risk controls and resilience in a three-year trade-facilitation programme.
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The background behind today’s development.
Customs 4.0 combines digital processing, risk controls and resilience in a three-year trade-facilitation programme.
Petrojam’s conditional outlook points to steadier fuel markets, while an economist warns that earlier energy costs have yet to pass fully into inflation.
The reported shutdown follows earlier strikes, with cross-border taxi disruption, some services still working and the full damage and restoration timeline unverified.
Jamaican insurers report substantial hurricane payments, but category differences and the definition of settlement leave important gaps before the FSC’s planned review.
Canada leads a rise in airline commitments for January-April, while passenger traffic and unavailable hotel rooms show that the recovery remains unfinished.
FosRich’s creditor request is part of a wider repair plan involving cost cuts, bank restructuring, property financing and proposed new equity.
The operator adds a Discovery Bay project to its regional portfolio, with construction, future earnings and further expansion still subject to their reported qualifications.
The completed copper removal creates room for Flow’s planned underground fibre work.
Newly reported terms set separate certification and placement targets, while Ignite answers procurement and conflict questions about the earlier award.
Minority shareholders support the J$75 offer as Scotiabank Jamaica awaits the remaining approvals.
The proposed Caribbean Sustainability Bond would pool smaller projects for institutional finance, with the roadshow, pricing and investor commitments still ahead.
The Old Harbour Bay plant’s US$162 million package combines longer-term debt and a standby guarantee.
Stronger AI-related goods trade and alternative supply routes support the upgrade, while services and regional forecasts remain uneven.
Jamaica’s reserves reached about US$7.2 billion as deposits rose and government borrowing contributed to foreign assets.
The September statement links the unanimous rate increase to elevated inflation and continued economic resilience.
Anthropic’s Haiku update combines a pricing change, adjustable reasoning and vendor-reported capability gains.
Wholesale credit eased overall, while financing spreads, collateral terms and market liquidity showed a more uneven pattern.
August’s wider trade gap was concentrated in goods, while year-to-date figures still showed a narrower deficit than in 2025.
Comments on the Fed’s Regulation O proposal are now due November 4; the proposed rules remain under consultation.
The BEA’s expanded release covers revised national growth, industries, income, profits, prices and divergent state performance.
The Fed and FDIC’s review covers plans submitted by 15 large banks, and clears a previously identified BNP Paribas issue.
Two GENIUS Act proposals address stablecoin reserves, operational safeguards and applications for issuers overseen by the Fed.
The proposed principles emphasise the risk of each relationship, with separate guidance addressing community-bank core providers.
The interim final rule raises the asset ceiling for qualifying institutions, while retaining risk and management conditions.
The July release combines stronger income, divergent goods and services spending, and little growth in real consumption.
