St. Vincent and the Grenadines : : Staff Report for the 2012 Article IV Consultation

• Pubblicazione: Washington, D.C. : , : International Monetary Fund, , 2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (75 p.)
• Disciplina: 338.9729844
• Soggetto topico: Banks and Banking; Exports and Imports; Macroeconomics; Public Finance; Industries: Financial Services; Statistics; Debt; Debt Management; Sovereign Debt; International Lending and Debt Problems; Financial Institutions and Services: General; National Government Expenditures and Related Policies: Infrastructures; Other Public Investment and Capital Stock; Banks; Depository Institutions; Micro Finance Institutions; Mortgages; Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General; Public finance & taxation; International economics; Finance; Public debt; Financial sector; Capital spending; External debt; Revenue administration; Economic sectors; Expenditure; Debts, Public; Debts, External; Financial services industry; Capital investments; Revenue
• Soggetto geografico: Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Economic conditions; St. Vincent and the Grenadines
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; CONTENTS; CONTEXT; BOXES; 1. The Authorities'' Progress with Building Climate Resilience; BACKGROUND; OUTLOOK AND RISKS; POLICY ISSUES AND RECOMMENDATION; A. Fiscal Policies: Continuing Fiscal Consolidation while Supporting Growth; 2. Pension Reform; B. Containing Risks and Reducing Vulnerability in the Financial System; 3. Active Scenario: Additional Expenditure Measures; C. Sustaining Growth and Improving Competitiveness; OTHER ISSUES; STAFF APPRAISAL; FIGURES; 1. Regional Comparison, 2007-11; 2. Fiscal Developments, 2000-11; 3. External Sector Indicators, 1996-2011 ; 4. Monetary Developments, 2001-115. Banking System Vulnerabilities, 2003-12; TABLES; 1. Selected Social and Economic Indicators, 2008-13; 2. Summary of Central Government Operations, 2008-17 (in millions of EC); 3. Summary of Central Government Operations, 2008-17 (in percent of GDP); 4. Balance of Payments Summary, 2008-17; 5. Monetary Survey, 2008-13; 6. Indicators of External and Financial Vulnerability, 2008-12; 7. Medium-Term Projections, 2008-17; ANNEXES; I. Risk Assessment Matrix with Policy Actions; II. External Sector Assessment; III. Financial Performance of State-Owned Enterprises ; CONTENTS FUND RELATIONS; RELATIONS WITH THE WORLD BANK GROUP; RELATIONS WITH THE CARIBBEAN DEVELOPMENT BANK (CDB); STATISTICAL ISSUES
• Sommario/riassunto: KEY ISSUES Background: Activity is slowly recovering after a cumulative decline of about 5 percent during 2008–10. Expansionary fiscal policies—largely to counteract the impact of the global slowdown and the two successive natural disasters—led to a deterioration in fiscal balances, with public debt up by about 10½ percent of GDP over this period. The fiscal deficit, however, is expected to narrow this year, largely reflecting cuts in capital spending. In the financial sector, non performing loans remain above prudential guidelines; provisioning and profitability are low; and supervision remains weak. Policy Challenges: Further fiscal consolidation—including by rebalancing government expenditure toward growth and employment generating public sector projects—is required to ensure medium-term sustained growth as well as keep public sector debt on a downward trajectory. In this regard, improving the efficiency of revenue collection and reducing current spending—especially on the wage bill, which is high relative to revenues—will be crucial to allow the government to maneuver fiscal policy. Financial sector weaknesses also need to be addressed, including through strengthening of supervisory and regulatory standards, to promote effective financial intermediation that supports private sector growth. Structural reforms, including infrastructure enhancements and labor market reforms are critical to improve competitiveness and ensure medium-term growth and current account sustainability.
• Titolo autorizzato: St. Vincent and the Grenadines
• ISBN: 1-4843-7835-0; 1-4983-6625-2; 1-4983-5560-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787952103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; ; No. 2014/251