St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Kitts and Nevis

Author: International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2014-03-27

Total Pages: 99

ISBN-13: 1475533691

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This paper elaborates 2014 Article IV Consultation, Seventh and Eight Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), and Request for Waivers of Applicability and Non-Observance of Performance Criterion for St. Kitts and Nevis. The discussions focus on strategies to secure sustainable growth through enhancing tourism, developing cost-effective energy sources, and improving the business environment. It states that the authorities’ commitment to their program is reflected in the 2014 budget, and their plans to save the bulk of the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) application fees.

St. Kitts and Nevis
St. Kitts and Nevis

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2011-09-02

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 1463902344

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Following a two-year long recession, a gradual recovery of St. Kitts and Nevis’ highly indebted economy is under way. The government has shown remarkable resolve in pursuing fiscal consolidation. Notwithstanding the fiscal adjustment, a comprehensive and timely public debt restructuring is critical for the program to be fully financed and to achieve debt sustainability. Available financial sector indicators point to a well-capitalized banking system. Regulation of the non-bank financial sector has been strengthened, but continued efforts are needed to ensure effective supervision.

Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking in the Caribbean
Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking in the Caribbean

Author: Daurius Figueira

Publisher: iUniverse

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 0595405827

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This book deals with threats to the sustainability of specific Caribbean states in the face of the concerted threats posed by the illicit drug trade, the illicit gun trade, human smuggling and the sex trade. These concerted threats have impacted the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean creating a conjunction of forces that is now the single most potent threat to Caribbean state survival and sustainability.

Department for International Development annual report 2007
Department for International Development annual report 2007

Author: Great Britain: Department for International Development

Publisher: The Stationery Office

Published: 2007-05-22

Total Pages: 786

ISBN-13: 9780102945195

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This annual report details the work and expenditure of the Department for International Development (DFID) during the period April 2006 to March 2007, working as part of the wider international effort to tackle world poverty and promote the sustainable development of low-income countries. The report includes chapters on: reducing poverty in Africa and Asia and progress towards the Millennium Development Goals; making the multilateral system and bilateral aid more effective; fragile states, conflicts and crises; environment, climate change and natural resources; and working with others on policies beyond aid. The assessment of progress is structured around the DFID Public Service Agreement (PSA) targets.

Tools for Mainstreaming Sustainable Development in Small States
Tools for Mainstreaming Sustainable Development in Small States

Author: Constance Vigilance

Publisher: Commonwealth Secretariat

Published: 2011

Total Pages: 298

ISBN-13: 1849290520

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This book provides a thorough grounding in bringing sustainable development to the forefront of policy-making. It advises small states on how to devise practical national strategies, addresses the need for legislative change, and examines methods for monitoring progress. Contributors range from international academics to economists.