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This paper describes the Kingdom of Lesotho’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) 2012/13–2016/17. NSDP recognizes, as a point of departure, the need and urgency for Lesotho to radically transform its economy. To achieve the National...
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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 …
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Barbados’ economy is estimated to have contracted by 0.7 percent in 2013, with weakness across both the traded and non-traded sectors. The 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights that long stay tourist arrivals, which are highly dependent on the U.K. and North American markets, were down...
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This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that Barbados’s economy has recovered partially from the 2001–02 recession …
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In recent years, the IMF has released a growing number of reports and other documents covering economic and financial developments and trends in member countries. Each report, prepared by a staff team after discussions with government officials, is published at the option of the member country
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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 …
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terrorism (CFT) for Barbados. The report discusses recommendations on how the AML/CFT system could be strengthened. It is …
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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 …
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This paper presents Barbados’s Financial System Stability Assessment Update as part of the Financial Sector Assessment …
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This 2011 Article IV Consultation highlights that the difficult global economic conditions continue to hit Barbados …
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