Jamaica s Operational Risk scores --.-, below the Caribbean average of --.-. While the country scores below average for the majority of the components that make up the index, its score is particularly low for `crime and security , where it scores --.- (compared to the regional average of --.-). ...Jamaica s Operational Risk scores --.-, below the Caribbean average of --.-. While the country scores below average for the majority of the components that make up the index, its score is particularly low for `crime and security , where it scores --.- (compared to the regional average of --.-). The country is grappling with soaring crime, and Kingston has among the highest murder rates in the world, due to the activity of gangs and, increasingly, drug cartels. ...All scores are expressed as a number between one and ---.
...Barbados ranks fourth of -- Caribbean nations in our proprietary Op- erational Risk Index, scoring --.- out of ---, behind the Virgin Islands and ahead of Bahamas. A particularly strong score in the `Security component � --.- out of --- � reflects relatively low levels of crime, a feature that makes Barbados quite attractive to international businesses. That said, we have seen a moderate uptick in criminal activity in recent months, and may consider revising this score down should we see a fur- ther deterioration. Somewhat offsetting the strong `Security rating is a low score of --.- out of --- in `Trade and Investment , reflecting somewhat heavy government involvement in certain aspects of the economy and a poor macroeconomic environment. There is upside to this score in the coming months however as the government takes steps to improve the business environment to stimulate growth. ...Somewhat offsetting the strong `Security rating is a low score of --.- out of --- in `Trade and Investment , reflecting somewhat heavy government involvement in certain aspects of the economy and a poor macroeconomic environment. There is upside to this score in the coming months however as the government takes steps to improve the business environment to stimulate growth.
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