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Category: Business & Economy
Export woes
LOCAL small business owners have expressed that they are encountering too many barriers when trying to capitalise on the international export market. On Wednesday, which was the opening day of the 9th staging…
‘No more cybertheft compensation’
NCB’s inhouse fraud specialist, Dane Nicholson, wants banks and financial houses to get tough on customers as a teaching moment for those who carelessly fall into the trap of cybercriminals. He is also…
IMF: Jamaica heat wave could stir megastorm, big losses
The current heatwave in Jamaica is symptomatic of a wider warming climate that experts think may fuel a once-in-a-lifetime hurricane. And if such conditions were to persist and trigger a 100-year event, Jamaica…
New ABMs overlook blind community
ON the heels of concerns from the blind community about automated banking machines (ABMs) becoming more inaccessible as they are upgraded, National Commercial Bank (NCB) said it has already started implementation of the…
I’m not happy!
• Michael Lee-Chin said he is not happy with the lack of dividend payments from NCB • Lee-Chin vows to drive management to operate more efficiently when he returns as chairman next month…
Deputy police commissioner pleads with companies to be honest about fraud attacks
Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey is urging companies to be more forthcoming regarding fraudulent attacks, noting that only one-fifth of crimes are reported and that often, companies make the decision not to…
UCC Group mega-complex for Trelawny, IPO still on the cards
Spectrum Capital Partners, the investment arm of the UCC Group, is scouting joint-venture partners for the development of a resort and neighbouring residential housing project in Trelawny, adding to plans to create a…
UK wages rising at record pace, higher interest rates likely
Wages in the United Kingdom are rising at a record-high rate amid stubbornly high inflation, official figures showed on Tuesday, bolstering expectations that interest rates will increase again – to the worry of…
Margins down but JMMB pressing forward
HIGH volatility and the harsh realities of current market conditions which compressed margins for the JMMB Group last year will not deter its business from going after increased growth over the short term,…