В Ямайке ни одна компания не смогла привлечь финансирование через микрорынок с момента запуска

President of the MSME Alliance, Antoinette Hamilton says no company has yet raised funds through Jamaica's Micro Stock Market since its official launch. Ms Hamilton, speaking Sunday on Radio Jamaica's Real Business,  attributed the lack of activity partly to insufficient education about how the market operates. She says many members of the MSME Alliance are also not yet prepared for the level of managerial, financial and organizational discipline required to access capital through the market. Ms Hamilton will not be seeking re-election as president of the MSME Alliance when her term ends later this year. Ms Hamilton says the incoming president of the Alliance will therefore need to work with the Jamaica Stock Exchange to develop an education programme to help small businesses better understand the opportunities and requirements of the Micro Stock Market. In the meantime, she says MSMEs will have to continue seeking affordable financing through institutions such as the Development Bank of Jamaica, particularly if the Bank of Jamaica maintains its benchmark interest rate at 5.5 per cent or increases it to contain inflation. Inflation rose to 7.5 per cent in July, according to the latest figures.