Eastern Caribbean currency union [[electronic resource] ] : selected issues / / [prepared by Paul Cashin ... et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452617403321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C., : International Monetary Fund, c2012
• ISBN: 1-4755-1953-2; 1-4755-4774-9
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (45 p.)
• Collana: IMF country report ; ; 12/130
• Altri autori (Persone): CashinPaul
• Disciplina: 332.1/52
• Soggetti: Natural disasters - Caribbean Area; Fiscal policy - Caribbean Area; Monetary unions - Caribbean Area; Business cycles - Caribbean Area; Ponzi schemes - Caribbean Area; Foreign exchange rates - Caribbean Area; Competition - Caribbean Area; Debts, Public - Caribbean Area; Electronic books.; Caribbean Area Economic policy; Caribbean Area Economic conditions 1945-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; I. Credit Unions in the ECCU: Prospects and Challenges; A. Introduction; B. Recent Developments of Credit Unions in the ECCU; Boxes; 1. A Brief History of Credit Unions in the Caribbean; C. Are Credit Unions Different from Commercial Banks; D. Challenges: Reducing Vulnerabilities and Strengthening Regulation and Supervision; E. Policy Recommendations and Conclusions; 2. PEARLS Indicators; Appendix Table; 1. ECCU: Selected Indicators of Financial Institutions, end-2010; References; II. Macroeconomic Statistics in the ECCU; A. Introduction; Boxes; 1. Harmonization of Macroeconomic Statistics in the EUB. The Current State of Macroeconomic Statistics in the ECCU; C. Real Sector Statistics; ; 2. Features of the ECCU Rebased National Accounts Series; 3. Improvements to the CPI in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU); D. External Sector Statistics; E. Government Finance Statistics; F. Monetary and Financial Statistics; G. Data Dissemination Practices; H. Technical Assistance to the Region; I. Challenges for the Production of Statistics in Small Island States; J. Modalities of Institutional Organization; K. Plans for Improvement; L. ConclusionAnnex; The Comparator Matrix of Statistical Issues in the ECCU; References
• Sommario/riassunto: In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country.