Jamaica Stock Exchange Limited

11 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 11 and listed companies, both of whom, despite the pandemic, have weathered the storm and continue to bring value to the stock exchange. Business View Magazine: As we wrap up our conversation, we’re entering a new calendar year. Can you give us any new or planned initiatives that you’re looking at and the JSE’s blueprint for 2023? Dr. Marlene Street-Forrest: Let me start by highlighting some of the things we accomplished in 2022. First, we launched the Caribbean Business Exchange, a television station intended to communicate more with all our stakeholders and which is available on Channel 28 for Digicel and Flow 143. We also launched direct market access and upgraded our website and online trading platform. We also launched a new customer service platform that digitizes most of our information and gives clients direct access, so they don’t have to contact us. They can go online and get all the information they need. In 2023, we will continue expanding direct market access by launching a platform for trading government and green bonds. Finally, we will launch a short-selling facility and a digital asset platform. We plan to roll out these initiatives throughout the year, kicking off with our annual regional conference, the 18th Annual JSE Investments and Capital Markets Conference, held from January 24th to 26th. All these initiatives will continue enhancing the JSE’s market resilience by making it one of the most innovative and reliable markets globally. PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n Cumax Wealth Management LTD www.c umaxwealth.com n GraceKennedy Financial Group www.gracekennedy.com