06773oam 22015614 450 991077950090332120230802005454.01-4755-1953-21-4755-4774-9(CKB)2550000000107536(EBL)1606772(MiAaPQ)EBC1606772(Au-PeEL)EBL1606772(CaPaEBR)ebr10579622(OCoLC)870597609(IMF)1ECCEE2012001(IMF)1ECCEA2012001(EXLCZ)99255000000010753620020129d2012 uf 0engur|n|---|||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierEastern Caribbean Currency Union : Selected IssuesWashington, D.C. :International Monetary Fund,2012.1 online resource (45 p.)IMF Staff Country ReportsDescription based upon print version of record.1-4755-6282-9 1-4755-0410-1 Includes bibliographical references.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; Boxes1. 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 ImprovementL. ConclusionAnnex; The Comparator Matrix of Statistical Issues in the ECCU; ReferencesThe 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.IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ;No. 2012/130Natural disastersCaribbean AreaFiscal policyCaribbean AreaMonetary unionsCaribbean AreaBusiness cyclesCaribbean AreaPonzi schemesCaribbean AreaForeign exchange ratesCaribbean AreaCompetitionCaribbean AreaDebts, PublicCaribbean AreaBanks and BankingimfFinance: GeneralimfMacroeconomicsimfStatisticsimfIndustries: Financial ServicesimfBanksimfDepository InstitutionsimfMicro Finance InstitutionsimfMortgagesimfData Collection and Data Estimation MethodologyimfComputer Programs: OtherimfGeneral Aggregative Models: GeneralimfPrice LevelimfInflationimfDeflationimfMethodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic DataimfData AccessimfFinanceimfEconometrics & economic statisticsimfBankingimfData capture & analysisimfCredit bureausimfNational accountsimfCommercial banksimfConsumer price indexesimfMonetary statisticsimfFinancial marketsimfFinancial institutionsimfPricesimfEconomic and financial statisticsimfCredit ratingsimfBanks and bankingimfNational incomeimfPrice indexesimfEconomic indicatorsimfCaribbean AreaEconomic policyCaribbean AreaEconomic conditions1945-St. Vincent and the GrenadinesimfNatural disastersFiscal policyMonetary unionsBusiness cyclesPonzi schemesForeign exchange ratesCompetitionDebts, PublicBanks and BankingFinance: GeneralMacroeconomicsStatisticsIndustries: Financial ServicesBanksDepository InstitutionsMicro Finance InstitutionsMortgagesData Collection and Data Estimation MethodologyComputer Programs: OtherGeneral Aggregative Models: GeneralPrice LevelInflationDeflationMethodology for Collecting, Estimating, and Organizing Macroeconomic DataData AccessFinanceEconometrics & economic statisticsBankingData capture & analysisCredit bureausNational accountsCommercial banksConsumer price indexesMonetary statisticsFinancial marketsFinancial institutionsPricesEconomic and financial statisticsCredit ratingsBanks and bankingNational incomePrice indexesEconomic indicators332.1/52International Monetary Fund.DcWaIMFBOOK9910779500903321Eastern Caribbean currency union1016880UNINA