Despite an austerity budget and the initial stabs at tax reforms, Jamaica is unlikely to conclude an economic support agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before October or November, finance minister Peter Phillips has confirmed.
(More: A Stellar Record of Failure: The IMF and Jamaica)
Stung by the failure of the previous administration to aggressively pursue fiscal reform under the standby agreement, the IMF apparently wants credible evidence of the new government's
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