Odean White on cyber, natural disasters and geopolitical risks
Bank of Jamaica’s chief risk officer discusses weather event contingency planning, the impact of ‘shocks’ on policy, being proactive on quantum, and countering phishing and AI-enabled attacks
What are the main risks facing the Bank of Jamaica today?
In terms of the main risks, I would say cyber security and the threats to our inflation-targeting objectives, such as oil price and weather-related shocks, as well as global supply-chain issues. Like many other central banks, Bank of Jamaica is grappling with what’s happening geopolitically and within the cyber security landscape. We are also susceptible to natural disasters. In October 2025, we had the most devastating hurricane on record
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