Eastern Caribbean Currency Union
Author: International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2024-04-25
Total Pages: 27
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Eastern Caribbean Currency Union
Author: International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2019-02-22
Total Pages: 67
ISBN-13: 1498300103
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis Selected Issues paper presents a quantification of the long-term benefits of ex-ante resilient investment and insurance needs against natural disasters (ND) in Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU). Cost-benefit analysis of resilient investment based on a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model tailored to small states and calibrated to all ECCU economies is also discussed in the paper. The model’s aggregate production function illustrates the interaction among the participating sectors and their contribution to output, ultimately informing the role of resilient investment. The study also quantifies government insurance coverage needs and costs using an empirical stochastic model that simulates NDs fiscal costs. The insurance needs are framed within the World Bank insurance layering framework. The results in this paper underscore the importance of a shift from ex-post recovery to a focus on ex-ante resilience building. Ex-ante resilient investment and insurance are key to the welfare and financial sustainability of the ECCU, given high intensity and recurrence of NDs.
Eastern Caribbean Currency Union
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2012-06-08
Total Pages: 43
ISBN-13: 1475504101
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) has made significant progress in improving the quality and quantity of the macroeconomic statistics it produces and disseminates to the public. The Selected Issues Paper discusses prospects and challenges for credit unions in the ECCU. It reviews the current state of macroeconomic statistics, outlines progress that has been made, and identifies outstanding challenges. It also describes technical assistance to the region and presents the challenges for the production of macroeconomic statistics in small island states.
Eastern Caribbean Currency Union
Author: Fondo Monetario Internacional
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Published: 2007
Total Pages: 105
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Published: 2007
Total Pages: 112
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAnnual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions 2018
Author: International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2019-04-16
Total Pages: 3724
ISBN-13: 1484396774
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Annual Report on Exchange Arrangements and Exchange Restrictions has been published by the IMF since 1950. It draws on information available to the IMF from a number of sources, including that provided in the course of official staff visits to member countries, and has been prepared in close consultation with national authorities.
The Power of Partnership: Selected Speeches by Christine Lagarde, 2011-2019
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2019-09-25
Total Pages: 232
ISBN-13: 151350990X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA compilation of selected speeches by IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde.
Eastern Caribbean Currency Union
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2012-06-08
Total Pages: 43
ISBN-13: 1475547749
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) has made significant progress in improving the quality and quantity of the macroeconomic statistics it produces and disseminates to the public. The Selected Issues Paper discusses prospects and challenges for credit unions in the ECCU. It reviews the current state of macroeconomic statistics, outlines progress that has been made, and identifies outstanding challenges. It also describes technical assistance to the region and presents the challenges for the production of macroeconomic statistics in small island states.
The Eastern Caribbean Currency Union
Author: Mr.Antonio Lemus
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2012-01-01
Total Pages: 23
ISBN-13: 1463931220
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis paper studies the nature of the shocks affecting the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU), and examines whether a hypothetical Eastern Caribbean fiscal insurance mechanism could insure member countries of the union against asymmetric national income shocks. The empirical results suggest that a one dollar reduction in an ECCU member country's per capita personal income could trigger, through reduced income taxes and increased transfers, flows equivalent to about 7 percent of the initial income shock. Each member of the currency union could benefit as well, although the extent of shock mitigation differs across individual countries.
Financial Stability Reports in Latin America and the Caribbean
Author: Cheng Hoon Lim
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Published: 2017-03-30
Total Pages: 41
ISBN-13: 1475589913
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMany countries in Latin America and the Caribbean now publish financial stability reports. This study reviews their latest issues to assess their content, quality, and transparency. While some reports provide a strong analysis of risks and vulnerabilities, there are significant cross-country differences, and many reports could be improved by adopting a more comprehensive, forward-looking, and thematic assessment of financial stability. A well thought out communication strategy, including a regular and predictable publication schedule and an easily accessible website, is also important to enhance the impact of the reports. Data gaps, particularly at the disaggregated level, are material and need to be urgently addressed.
