Investor Presentaiton
JAMAICA
elopment Plan
VISION
2030
JAMAICA
National Development Plan
Economy
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Development - Areas of
Concern
Period Ending 2019 / Pre-COVID-19
Economic Growth has been consistent (2013-2019) but low
Productivity and foreign exchange earnings pose concerns
Need for further strides in business environment, logistics,
science, technology and innovation (STI), digitalization and
creative industries
Human Capital Development and Education
⚫ Trend of Improvement in HDI but slight slippage in
Ranking over the period 2014-2019
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Performance/Certification of Labour Force, including
tertiary level education; and participation in education
(equity, inclusion)
Health
• Concerns of Non-Communicable Diseases and endemic and
emerging Communicable Diseases (Chik-V, Zika); Health
systems development
Social Protection
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Undesirable levels of poverty-
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rates increased with
global economic crisis but have been improving and
meeting targets in recent years
Security and Safety
• Undesirable rates of serious and violent crimes
and rate of recidivism
Environment and Sustainable Settlements
• Environmental Performance Index (EPI), # Local
Sustainable Development Plans (LSDPs) and
Access to Secure Tenure did not meet targets
ERBM, Governance, Institutional processes,
Inclusion
IRBM, M&E, Risk Management and Resilience across
sectors and at national and local levels - capacity
development
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