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Record Nr.

UNINA9910154899103321

Titolo

Eastern Caribbean Currency Union : : 2016 Discussion on Common Policies of Member Countries-Press Release and Staff Report

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2016

ISBN

1-4755-4637-8

1-4755-4657-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (120 pages) : illustrations, tables

Collana

IMF Staff Country Reports

Disciplina

338.9729

Soggetti

Banks and Banking

Finance: General

Public Finance

Business and Financial

Natural Disasters

Banks

Depository Institutions

Micro Finance Institutions

Mortgages

General Financial Markets: Government Policy and Regulation

Debt

Debt Management

Sovereign Debt

Climate

Natural Disasters and Their Management

Global Warming

National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: General

Banking

Public finance & taxation

Natural disasters

Financial services law & regulation

Finance

Public debt

Public financial management (PFM)

Financial regulation and supervision

Environment

Commercial banks

Financial institutions

Interest rate parity



Financial services

Banks and banking

Debts, Public

Finance, Public

Financial services industry

Law and legislation

Interest rates

Caribbean Area Economic conditions

Eastern Caribbean Currency Union

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

This IMF Staff Report for the 2016 Discussion on Common Policies of Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) Member Countries highlights that the regional recovery in ECCU is gaining ground, supported by continued low oil prices, strong tourism arrivals, and robust citizenship-by-investment receipts. Risks to the near-term outlook are balanced, but growth in the ECCU continues to be hindered by weak competitiveness, banking sector fragilities, susceptibility to natural disasters, and large public debt. The Executive Directors have encouraged the authorities to press ahead with sound macroeconomic policies and structural reforms to decisively address these issues and strengthen the conditions for robust long term growth.