JAMAICA’S payment system accelerated its digital transformation in 2024, the central bank has reported, with retail credit card usage jumping 5.4 per cent and electronic payments surging 19 per cent.

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At a two-day meeting ending Tuesday, the Japanese central bank is widely expected to maintain its policy rate at 0.5%, the ...

Bank of Japan officials see prices rising a little stronger than they expected earlier in the year, a factor that may open the door to discussions over whether to raise interest rates if global trade ...

U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs may have put an end to the Bank of Japan's rate-hike cycle, with the chance of further ...

The Bank of Japan will forego another interest rate hike this year due to uncertainty over U.S. tariff policy, according to a ...

Once seen as a society favouring physical currency, Japan saw the ratio of cashless payments rise to 42.8% in 2024, up from ...

TOKYO – The Bank of Japan (BOJ) kept interest rates steady and sharply cut its growth forecasts on May 1, suggesting uncertainty surrounding US tariffs and the hit to exports could keep policy ...

The Bank of Japan’s latest quarterly outlook report showed a sizable downside revision of GDP for FY2025. At the press conference, Governor Kazuo Ueda also stressed extreme uncertainty regarding ...

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has revised its minimum capital requirements applicable to deposit-taking institutions (DTIs) or banks in how they classify collateral of certain assets. When a bank ...

Tokyo, Japan — The Bank of Japan hiked interest rates on Friday to their highest level in 17 years despite fears of economic turmoil under US President Donald Trump. The BoJ said it was ...

The Bank of Japan (BoJ) has raised its key short-term interest rate by 25 basis points to 0.5%, in line with market consensus, and marking the highest level since 2008 and the third rate hike ...