Antigua and Barbuda : 2006 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Authorities of Antigua and Barbuda.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

International Monetary Fund.

Series:

IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2007/238

IMF Staff Country Reports

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International Monetary Fund--Antigua and Barbuda.

International Monetary Fund.

Finance, Public--Antigua and Barbuda.

Finance, Public.

Antigua and Barbuda--Economic conditions.

Antigua and Barbuda.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (54 p.)

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The staff report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation on Antigua and Barbuda highlights the economic backdrop and outlook for restoring sound public finances. The government of Antigua and Barbuda has adopted an ambitious reform program in its endeavor to pull the economy from decades of fiscal weakness and declining growth rates. The tax reform, including the imminent implementation of the value-added tax, is a major achievement. At the same time, it will be important to strengthen tax administration and tax compliance.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; I. Context; II. Economic Backdrop and Outlook; Text Boxes; 1. Key Fiscal Reforms Implemented or Underway; Figures; 1. Structural Characteristics; 2. The Macroeconomy; 3. Banking System Vulnerabilities; III. Policy Discussions; A. Restoring Sound Public Finances; 2. Baseline Scenario Assumptions; 4. Public Debt Sustainability: Bound Tests; B. Sustaining Growth over the Medium Term; 5. Comparative Business Environment; 6. External Competitiveness; IV. Staff Appraisal; Tables; 1. Basic Data; 2. Monetary Survey; 3. Balance of Payments; 4. Central Government Operations

5. Central Government Operations6. Structure of Government Debt, June 2006; 7. Public Sector Debt Sustainability Framework, 2001-11; 8. External Debt Sustainability Framework, 2001-11; 7. External Debt Sustainability: Bound Tests; 9. Accounts of Broader Public Sector; 10. Selected Indicators of Vulnerability; Annex; 1. Summary of Annexes; 2. Annex I: Fund Relations; 3. Annex II: Relations With the World Bank Group; 4. Annex III: Relations With the Caribbean Development Bank; 5. Annex IV: Statistical Issues; 6. Annex V: Table of Common Indicators Required for Surveillance

Notes:

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ISBN:

9786613734969

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9781452796963

1452796963

9781280893650

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9781452734781

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