BOJ says NIR adequate to see country through COVID-19 crisis

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BOJ says NIR adequate to see country through COVID-19 crisis

BANK of Jamaica (BOJ) Governor Richard Byles says Jamaica's net international reserves (NIR), totalling just under US$3 billion as at February 16, should be 'quite adequate' to see the country through the novel coronavirus pandemic.

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