JAMPRO's Investor Guide

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The 'Investor’s Guide to doing Business in Jamaica', a JAMPRO publication, designed to help the prospective investor to settle down in Jamaica, as quickly as possible. In order to achieve this objective, the publication is divided into seven sections for easy reference and your convenience. Section one provides general information about Jamaica; recent economic developments and the reasons why the country is such an attractive investment location. Meanwhile, sections two and three outline the legal requirements of doing business and acquiring commercial property in Jamaica; the various incentives available and the kinds of assistance provided by JAMPRO.

Sections four, five and six give the investor specific information about the country’s infrastructure such as, transportation, water and electricity; labour legislation, and labour market, as well as industrial relations practices. They also provide details about the country’s taxation policies; general duties and international tax treaties to which it is a signatory. Finally, section seven and the appendix cover all the information related to living in Jamaica, while highlighting the performance of selected macro economic indicators during the period 1997-2002. We sincerely hope that you will find this publication very informative and refreshing and take this opportunity to inform you that it can be downloaded in its entirety here.