VAT reform and reduce price distortions, the government is considering repealing the commodity tax and reviewing the trade … neither inelastic demand nor negative externalities do not meet the criteria for special excise taxation. • If the sugar tax … is sufficient to discourage their consumption. Alternatively, repeal the sugar tax and move sweetened products to the top …

This 2006 Article IV Consultation highlights that despite the closure of the sugar industry, economic growth in St …

and fiscal policies to weather the spillover of external shocks on the domestic economy through the real and trade channel …

sugar and textiles is the looming issue of remaining competitive in a quickly changing global environment. The statistics on …

validity of the sticky information model (Mankiw and Reis, 2002) for describing the dynamics of professional growth forecasts …. Instead, the empirical evidence is more in line with implications of "noisy" information models (Woodford, 2002; Sims, 2003 …). Second, we find that information rigidities are more pronounced in emerging economies than advanced economies. Third, there …

International trade is vital for economic prosperity in Pacific island countries, but their trade performance has been … center presents Pacific island countries with an unprecedented opportunity to develop trade with Asia, particularly in …