Eastern Caribbean Currency Union : : Selected Issues

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910815644003321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-4755-1953-2; 1-4755-4774-9
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (45 p.)
• Collana: IMF Staff Country Reports
• 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; Banks and Banking; Finance: General; Macroeconomics; Statistics; Industries: Financial Services; Banks; Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages; Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology; Computer Programs: Other; General Aggregative Models: General; Price Level; Inflation; Deflation; Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data; Data Access; Finance; Econometrics & economic statistics; Banking; Data capture & analysis; Credit bureaus; National accounts; Commercial banks; Consumer price indexes; Monetary statistics; Financial markets; Financial institutions; Prices; Economic and financial statistics; Credit ratings; Banks and banking; National income; Price indexes; Economic indicators; Caribbean Area Economic policy; Caribbean Area Economic conditions 1945-; St. Vincent and the Grenadines
• 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: The Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) has made significant progress in improving the quality and quantity of the macroeconomic statistics it produces and disseminates to the public. The Selected Issues Paper discusses prospects and challenges for credit unions in the ECCU. It reviews the current state of macroeconomic statistics, outlines progress that has been made, and identifies outstanding challenges. It also describes technical assistance to the region and presents the challenges for the production of macroeconomic statistics ; in small island states.