This paper studies recent developments in tourism in the East Caribbean countries (ECC) and reviews government policies … to support tourism. The paper also presents a model to explain the movements of tourist arrivals to the region during …

This Selected Issues paper examines macroeconomic challenges for a highly tourism-based economy such as Cape Verde. The …

fiscal and structural policies. The paper looks at trends and how developments in the tourism industry have contributed to …

This paper discusses key findings of the Financial System Stability Assessment Report on Barbados. Barbados has a … fiscal situation and weak growth prospects, Barbados faces considerable macroeconomic vulnerabilities. Although the financial …

This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that Barbados’s economy has recovered partially from the 2001–02 recession …, as real GDP grew by an estimated 2 percent in 2003, led by a recovery in the tourism sector. Inflation remained low at 1 …

The short-term recovery of the Barbados economy will critically depend on the rebound of demand for its services in its … traditional markets. As a small tourist-dependent economy with a fixed exchange rate and volatile capital inflows, Barbados could … shore up its external sector through fiscal consolidation and structural reforms to raise sustainable growth rates. Barbados …

terrorism (CFT) for Barbados. The report discusses recommendations on how the AML/CFT system could be strengthened. It is …

Barbados has some of the highest social and competitiveness indicators in the region and enjoys investment-grade rating … on its sovereign bonds. The staff report for Barbados’s 2009 Article IV Consultation highlights economic developments and …