Pada triwulan pertama 2007, pertumbuhan ekonomi di provinsi itu mencapai 6,01 persen year on year dan kinerja perbankan cukup memuaskan.
Economic growth in Jambi was recorded at 6.01 percent year on year, asset development rose to Rp9.5 trillion and outstanding credit grew to Rp4.5 trillion in the first quarter of 2007.