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The Growth and Social Protection Strategy (GSPS) provides the framework for Dominica’s economic and social policies over the next five years and sets out the macroeconomic framework; the growth strategy, including the enabling environment for private enterprise and sectoral strategies;...
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This paper investigates the determinants of tourism demand in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union. We estimate the … demand function in a panel setting using annual data from 1979 to 2005. Results show that tourism arrivals are significantly … servicing a destination, are also found to be significant determinants of tourism demand. …
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, supported by income tax cuts, low interest rates, and the one-time payouts under the Fiji National Provident Fund (FNPF) reform …
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This 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that growth in Fiji in 2013 accelerated to 4.6 percent. Consumption and … currently low as imported commodity and food prices have remained stable. The Reserve Bank of Fiji lowered its policy rate to 0 …
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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 … tourism for a number of PICs. Moreover, if a strong two-way linkage is established between tourism and agriculture, Pacific …
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This Selected Issues paper analyzes sustaining potential growth in Aruba. As in the other Caribbean countries, there are growing concerns in Aruba about the slowdown in economic growth over the past two decades and the consequent tepid outlook for potential growth. Tackling such concerns...
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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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This Selected Issues paper examines implications of capital account liberalization in Iceland. Capital controls were critical in 2008 to avoid a more severe collapse of the Icelandic economy. Six years later, capital inflows have been liberalized, but most outflows remain restricted. Iceland has...
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This paper discusses key findings of the 2005 Status Report on Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) on Niger. The report is based on an assessment of economic and financial performance and sectoral policy and strategy implementation in 2005. The findings reveal that implementation of the...
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The note gives statistical data on Aruba with regard to indicators of tourism activity, components of GDP, real GDP …
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