Jamaica boasts an open and diverse economy with encouraging prospects. Free enterprise, a strong brand identity and the expansion of benefits as derived from the country's membership in the Caribbean Single Market and similar trade agreements is supported by strong political commitment.

Jamaica's strength as an investment location is grounded in a number of factors, namely its large English speaking population, its competitively priced labor force, accessibility to a diverse and well educated labor pool, and its ideal location for trading with the rest of the Western Hemisphere.

In addition, the country ranked 21st for global interest as an inward investment location and 12th in Foreign Direct Investment technology transfer and has made tremendous strides in creating an environment conducive to enterprise development.

Its proximity to the United States, its historic and emerging relationship with the Latin American bloc and its proximity to the Panama Canal are noted as advantages. Additionally, the island is served by an abundance of natural resources and a well developed infrastructure.

Jamaica subscribes to a liberal trade regime, and together with the generous fiscal and market incentives available, has proven attractive to investors. There are no restrictions on the movement of capital, profits and dividends. There are virtually no exchange controls, and no approval is required for repatriation of profits and dividends.