Syllabus of the Subject: Foreign Trade and Business in Jamaica - Kingston
Introduction to Jamaica (Caribbean)Marcus Garvey
Doing Business in Kingston
Jamaican Economy
Foreign Trade (Import, Export) of Jamaica
Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Jamaica
Business Opportunities in Jamaica:Food and beverages (coffee, rum)
Maritime services and logistics
Distribution
Information and Communications Technology
Manufacturing
Tourism
Business Process Outsourcing
Case Study:
Coffee Industry Board of Jamaica
Processed food sector
Access to the Jamaican Market
Business Plan for Jamaica
Objectives
The aims of the subject “Foreign Trade and Business in Jamaica” are the following:
To analyze the Jamaican Economy and Foreign Trade (Import, Export, FDI)
To know the business opportunities in Jamaica
To explore the Jamaican trade relations with the country of the student
To know the Jamaican Free Trade Agreements (FTAs)
To examine the profile of Jamaican businesspeople and companies
To develop a business plan for the Jamaican Market
Sample - Foreign Trade and Business in Jamaica
Related Education
Doctorate and Master in International Business for the Caribbean students (CARICOM) .
Foreign Trade and Business in Jamaica.
Jamaica: The Caribbean logistics hub (Port of Kingston ).
Preferential Access
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Trade Facilitation
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Organizations
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Jamaica
Jamaica has a strategic location in the Caribbean
Jamaican language: English
Capital of Jamaica: Kingston (937,700)
Jamaican population: 2.7 million people
Life expectancy at birth: seventy-four years
Jamaican Area: 10,991 square kilometres
Independence of Jamaica: 1962 from the United Kingdom
Abolition of Slavery in Jamaica: 1854
African Diaspora in Jamaica:
2.6 million people (97% of the Jamaican population)
Main religion in Jamaica: Christianity (95% are Catholics )
Jamaica belongs to the Caribbean Economic Area of the Western Civilization
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Economy
Jamaican Economy .
A Market economy
Jamaican GDP: 14.36 billion dollars
Services: 80% of the Jamaican GDP
Jamaican agriculture sector: 6.8% of the GDP
Jamaica is the logistics hub of the Caribbean
Stable business environment
Key sectors of the Jamaican Economy: information and communications technology, manufacturing, tourism, Business Process Outsourcing, distribution ,
Maritime services, and
logistics
Government Vision 2030 National Development Plan
Currency of Jamaica: Jamaican dollar
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Foreign Trade
Jamaican Foreign Trade .
Jamaican top exports: fine food (spices, rum, Blue Mountain Coffee ) and beverage
FDI inflows (2004-14): 6,71 billion dollars
Jamaican exports of goods: 1.4 billion dollars
Export: 10.6% of the Jamaican GDP
Port of Kingston : The largest container hub in the Caribbean
Export companies in Jamaica should register in JAMPRO
Jamaican agency responsible for attracting FDI: JAMPRO
Colombia -Jamaica (CARICOM):
Samples
(c) EENI
(c) EENI Global Business School (1995-2022)
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