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Record Nr.

UNINA9910962264103321

Titolo

Eastern Caribbean Currency Union : : Selected Issues

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2012

ISBN

9781475519532

1475519532

9781475547740

1475547749

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

Banking

Banks and Banking

Banks and banking

Banks

Commercial banks

Computer Programs: Other

Consumer price indexes

Credit bureaus

Credit ratings

Data Access

Data capture & analysis

Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology

Deflation

Depository Institutions

Econometrics & economic statistics

Economic and financial statistics

Economic indicators

Finance

Finance: General

Financial institutions



Financial markets

General Aggregative Models: General

Industries: Financial Services

Inflation

Macroeconomics

Methodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic Data

Micro Finance Institutions

Monetary statistics

Mortgages

National accounts

National income

Price indexes

Price Level

Prices

Statistics

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.