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Prospects for Jamaica 2007 are uncertain.

Publication: Market Latin America
Publication Date: 01-JAN-07 		Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access
Full Article Title: Prospects for Jamaica 2007 are uncertain.(economic conditions, impact of global economy trends)(Country overview)

Article Excerpt
Jamaica's consumers greet 2007 hopeful, but seriously exposed. The significant exposures include the weather. Located in the Caribbean the country is at the mercy of environmental shocks, particularly hurricanes. The second major exposure is the state of the global economy.

The global economy offers two dangers. Many analysts are expecting a worldwide slowdown in 2007. Depending on the depth of the slowdown, and specifically the growth or contraction of the economy of the United States (US) on which Jamaica is obviously dependent, Jamaica will do relatively well, or suffer.

The...

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