60 June 2016 - Business View Caribbean
JAMPRO
Jamaica means business
The Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is an
agency of Jamaica’s Ministry of Economic Growth and
Job Creation. The Agency is charged with promoting
business opportunities in export and investment to
the local and international private sector.
Explaining JAMPRO’s role in Jamaica’s economy, Presi-
dent Diane Edwards said JAMPRO was created to be
“The country’s primary facilitator of foreign direct in-
vestment into private sector projects that are in need
of investment capital. Our mission is to internationalize
Jamaican businesses in order to improve their perfor-
mance and their penetration in international markets.
A major part of our mandate is also to facilitate foreign
direct investments coming into the country.”
The organization was created in 1988 as a result of
a strategic merger of three entities – the Jamaica Na-
