KINGSTON, Jamaica – The Portia Simpson Miller administration is expected to ink an agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) by early May. In a Gleaner interview following his opening presentation to the Budget Debate yesterday in Gordon House, Finance and Planning Minister Dr Peter Phillips said he is expecting to sign the IMF agreement for an Extended Fund Facility by the time he closes the Budget Debate. Dr Phillips will be closing the Budget Debate on May 1.
