Gilt Edge - The Pinnacle of Success
Product of the Financial Gleaner
and The Mona School of Business
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Up on one ......down on the other
Earlier this month, the World Economic Forum announced its 2003 Global
Competitiveness Ranking. For Jamaica, the news was a mixed performance.
On the one hand, the country showed some improvement in the lesser Business
Competitiveness Index (BCI), moving to the 56th position, up from 59th
in the 2002 Report, while on the other, more important Growth Competitiveness
Index (GCI), there was a marked drop from the 57th position held in 2002
to 67th this year. Read More...
Why list on the stock exchange?
It is a question you have probably heard posed many times. Why take a
company public and have it listed on the Stock Exchange?
Taking your company through a public offering on the securities market
is a major undertaking for any entrepreneur. The event is at once a source
of pride, an opportunity for business growth, and a serious legal responsibility.
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Desnoes & Geddes (Red Stripe)
From "level the vibes"
to being "the coolest beer company", this is Red Stripe. It
started out as Desnoes and Geddes Limited, which was the result of an
amalgamation of two carbonated drink companies back in 1918. The company
grew by leaps and bounds later establishing a brewery to produce Red Stripe
beer and Dragon Stout and still later, under franchise agreement, Guinness
and Heineken. Read More...
GiltEdge 2002-The Winners' Circle
Today we break new ground by presenting a ranking of the best-of-the best
listed companies that were active in Jamaica in the year 2002. Rankings
of any kind tend to trigger discussion, debate and sometimes even controversy.
They spark interest and comment because they dare to measure quality and
to acknowledge excellence. Read
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