This paper reviews economic developments in Western Samoa during 1990–94. Economic growth resumed in 1993, led by a …

two consecutive years of contraction, real GDP has expanded by 2 percent in 2010–11. The Central Bank of Samoa has … lift Samoa’s economic growth and to ensure financial stability. Considerable progress has been made in tapping customary …

This report reviews the Observance of Standards and Codes on the Fiscal Transparency Module for Samoa. The assessment … reveals that as a result of reforms over a number of years, Samoa has made substantial progress in improving fiscal …

This paper presents an assessment of the supervision and regulation of Samoa’s financial sector. The size of the … represents the largest offshore business for Samoa. For offshore banks, the Samoan authorities have tightened regulatory controls …

This paper discusses a request from Samoa's authorities for a Disbursement Under the Rapid-Access Component of the … Exogenous Shocks Facility (ESF-RAC). The tsunami that hit Samoa on September 29, 2009 has undercut Samoa’s economic resilience … request on Samoa’s low public debt and credible commitment to sound macroeconomic policies …

This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix reviews Samoa’s record of economic reform, its economic performance … to date, and future areas of reform focus. The paper highlights that reform of the taxation system has reduced Samoa …

This 2003 Article IV Consultation highlights that Samoa’s GDP growth slowed to 1.9 percent in 2001/02. This slowdown …

This assessment of Financial Sector Supervision and Regulation for Samoa provides an overview of legal and … independence of the Samoa International Finance Authority (SIFA) to supervise international banks …

This Detailed Assessment of Compliance with the Basel Core Principles for Samoa highlights general preconditions for … effective banking supervision. The Central Bank of Samoa (CBS) should consider introducing some straightforward specific capital …

Samoa has achieved a major economic transformation over the last decade and a half. This 2007 Article IV Consultation … highlights that real per capita GDP in Samoa has increased by more than 3 percent per year on average, and external public debt … receipts. Executive Directors have congratulated the authorities on Samoa’s impressive growth performance and economic …