monetary transmission in Samoa has improved over time; however, it is still below international standards. The adverse impact … infrastructure. State-owned enterprises (SOE) continue to play an important role in Samoa, and the key to successful SOE reform in … Samoa will be placing them on a fully commercial footing …

Samoa has suffered severe social and economic shocks. The outlook is challenging and subject to considerable …

This Detailed Assessment of Compliance with the Basel Core Principles for Samoa highlights general preconditions for … effective banking supervision. The Central Bank of Samoa (CBS) should consider introducing some straightforward specific capital …

Samoa has achieved a major economic transformation over the last decade and a half. This 2007 Article IV Consultation … highlights that real per capita GDP in Samoa has increased by more than 3 percent per year on average, and external public debt … has fallen below 40 percent of GDP. The external position benefited from the rapid growth of remittances and tourism …

This Selected Issues paper on Samoa reviews limitations to the existing framework of monetary policy, and suggests ways …

This paper discusses a request from Samoa's authorities for a Disbursement Under the Rapid-Access Component of the … Exogenous Shocks Facility (ESF-RAC). The tsunami that hit Samoa on September 29, 2009 has undercut Samoa’s economic resilience … request on Samoa’s low public debt and credible commitment to sound macroeconomic policies …

This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix reviews Samoa’s record of economic reform, its economic performance … to date, and future areas of reform focus. The paper highlights that reform of the taxation system has reduced Samoa …

This 2003 Article IV Consultation highlights that Samoa’s GDP growth slowed to 1.9 percent in 2001/02. This slowdown …

This assessment of Financial Sector Supervision and Regulation for Samoa provides an overview of legal and … independence of the Samoa International Finance Authority (SIFA) to supervise international banks …

This report reviews the Observance of Standards and Codes on the Fiscal Transparency Module for Samoa. The assessment … reveals that as a result of reforms over a number of years, Samoa has made substantial progress in improving fiscal …