LEADER 06219oam 22012614 450 001 9910791192303321 005 20230803221554.0 010 $a1-4755-1592-8 010 $a1-4755-3369-1 010 $a1-4755-7949-7 035 $a(CKB)2550000001312889 035 $a(EBL)1701785 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001321726 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11755277 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001321726 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11373044 035 $a(PQKB)11473963 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1701785 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1701785 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10878951 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL616090 035 $a(OCoLC)881416222 035 $a(IMF)1KNAEE2014002 035 $a(IMF)1KNAEA2014002 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001312889 100 $a20020129d2014 uf 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aSt. Kitts and Nevis : $eStaff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation and the Seventh and Eighth Reviews Under the Stand-by Arrangement and Request for Waivers of Applicability and Nonobservance of Performance Criterion 210 1$aWashington, D.C. :$cInternational Monetary Fund,$d2014. 215 $a1 online resource (100 p.) 225 1 $aIMF Staff Country Reports 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a1-4755-7911-X 311 $a1-306-84839-3 327 $aCover; CONTENTS; CONTEXT: ECONOMIC RECOVERY AND FISCAL CONSOLIDATION; PROGRAM PERFORMANCE; OUTLOOK: RECOVERY WITH DOWNSIDE RISKS; MAIN THEMES OF THE ARTICLE IV DISCUSSION; A. Improving Tools for Growth; B. Ensuring Medium-Term Fiscal Sustainability; C. Building Buffers and Providing for Critical Investments; D. Securing a Stable and Productive Financial System; REVIEW AND POLICY ISSUES; STAFF APPRAISAL; BOXES; 1. Macroeconomic Linkages of the Citizenship-by-Investment Program; 2. Tax Incentives in St. Kitts and Nevis; 3. Main Features of the 2014 Budget of St. Kitts and Nevis; FIGURES 327 $a1. Real Sector Developments and Near-Term Outlook2. Fiscal Sector Developments; 3. Monetary Developments; TABLES; 1. Basic Data; 2. Central Government Fiscal Operations, 2010-20; 3. St. Kitts and Nevis: Central Government Fiscal Operations, 2010-20; 4. Balance of Payments, 2010-20; 5. St. Kitts and Nevis: Monetary Survey, 2010-15; 6. St. Kitts and Nevis: Indicators of External and Financial Vulnerability, 2007-13; 7. St. Kitts and Nevis: External Financing Requirement and Sources, 2013-20; 8. St. Kitts and Nevis: Indicators of Capacity to Repay the Fund, 2013-20; ANNEXES 327 $a1. Risk Assessment MatrixII. External Sector Assessment; III. Debt Sustainability Analysis (DSA); IV. Main Recommendations from the 2011 Article IV Consultation and Follow Up; APPENDICES; I. Letter of Intent; Attachment I: Memorandum of Economic and Financial Policies; Attachment II: Technical Memorandum of Understanding; CONTENTS; FUND RELATIONS; RELATIONS WITH THE WORLD BANK GROUP; RELATIONS WITH THE CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK; STATISTICAL ISSUES 330 3 $aThis paper elaborates 2014 Article IV Consultation, Seventh and Eight Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), and Request for Waivers of Applicability and Non-Observance of Performance Criterion for St. Kitts and Nevis. The discussions focus on strategies to secure sustainable growth through enhancing tourism, developing cost-effective energy sources, and improving the business environment. 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