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Trinidad and Tobago : Technical Assistance Report-Technical Assistance on Fintech Regulation and Legislation
International Monetary Fund / Monetary and Capital … - 2023
The impact of fintech in Trinidad and Tobago is currently concentrated in the payments sector. In meeting with firms utilizing fintech, trade bodies, and public authorities, we found that the impact of fintech is not yet broad based and is permeating primarily in relation to e-money and payment...
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Trinidad and Tobago : Technical Assistance Report-Strengthening Cybersecurity in Financial Institutions
International Monetary Fund / Monetary and Capital … - 2023
This technical note evaluates strengthening cybersecurity in financial institutions of Trinidad and Tobago. The deliverables included a capacity-building seminar on regulation of cyber risk. The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago identified the need for filling regulatory gaps and desires to...
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Trinidad and Tobago : 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report
International Monetary Fund / Western Hemisphere Dept - 2023
in 2022. Inflation has increased, reaching 8.7 percent by end-2022, driven by imported energy and food prices, partial …-based momentum in 2023. Inflation is projected to slow down following international prices. The balance of risks to growth is tilted …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10015059467
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Trinidad and Tobago : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund / Western Hemisphere Dept - 2017
This Selected Issues paper reviews the performance and reform plans for public bodies (PBs) in Trinidad and Tobago. PBs represent a source of fiscal risk to the government through the generation of financial losses, with current and capital transfers from the central government to PBs amounting...
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The Gambia : Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund / African Dept - 2024
This Selected Issues paper investigates the drivers of headline inflation and the degree of exchange rate pass … both domestic and external drivers for inflation dynamics. The Gambia is indeed a net importer of essential foods and … exchange rate, and the domestic output gap. The short-run dynamics of inflation points to the roles of global food price and …
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Slovak Republic; 2005 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
The Slovak Republic’s 2005 Article IV Consultation reports that sound macroeconomic management and a wide range of fundamental structural reforms are supporting nominal convergence with European Union norms. Real GDP growth accelerated to 6 percent in 2005, driven by an improvement in the...
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Haiti; Third Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, Requests for Augmentation of Access and Waiver of Nonobservance of Performance...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
This paper discusses key findings of the Third Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) for Haiti. Despite external shocks, program performance was solid in the first half of FY2008, with all but one quantitative performance criteria (PC) met. Most structural conditionality...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244304
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South Africa; 2010 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2010
The global financial crisis had a much more pronounced impact on South Africa relative to some other large emerging markets. The overriding economic policy challenge is to reduce unemployment and inequality through higher economic growth. Unemployment is a key policy focus; and a wage subsidy...
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Iceland; 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that boom in private consumption in Iceland was facilitated by easing household credit conditions, tax cuts, rapidly rising housing and equity wealth, and an appreciating real exchange rate. As a result, the output gap peaked at over 5 percent in...
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Bolivia; 2008 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Boli...
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This 2008 Article IV Consultation highlights that Bolivia’s overall fiscal position has improved in 2008. Booming hydrocarbon and mining exports, together with high remittance inflows, led to a record-high current account surplus and large reserve accumulation, with major pressures on...
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