Bringing Cayman and Jamaica Stock Market Closer – Creating a Bigger Market for Investors

The Jamaica Stock Exchange & You

In a 2018 bloomberg.com article, it states, "It doesn’t take much investment to make a tiny market boom, and the total value of the 37 stocks in the main Jamaica index is less than $11 billion, smaller than the valuation of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc." But does size really matter and how can we work with our neighbours in ensuring that we create a bigger market for our investors? This week we travel virtually across the waters to delve into the topic, "Bringing Cayman and Jamaica Stock Market closer – Creating a bigger Market for Investors." Jermaine Deans, Managing Director, JN Cayman is my guest today.

Some of what we looked at were:

• What makes the island investable?
• What would that look like taking into consideration culture, language and other factors that are unique to each island in the region?
• What makes investing in the region attractive?

And lots more.

Connect with Jermaine Deans:

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JN Cayman

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