Barbados: Staff Report for 2013 Article IV Consultation

February 12, 2014

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Barbados: Staff Report for 2013 Article IV Consultation, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2014) accessed November 23, 2024

Summary

This 2013 Article IV consultation highlights Barbados’ weak economic performance and high public debt. Foreign reserves are under pressure as fiscal and external imbalances widened in 2012 and further in 2013. Recognizing the need for urgent action, the authorities announced ambitious budget consolidation proposals in 2013 aimed at strengthening the fiscal position and arresting the slide in reserves. Recent fiscal measures, if fully implemented, should stabilize debt levels by 2016. However, downside risks are considerable, and failure to implement corrective policies could result in a disorderly adjustment process. Even with full implementation, fiscal financing pressures and external sector sustainability would remain challenging.

Subject: Economic sectors, Expenditure, Fiscal consolidation, Fiscal policy, Public debt, Public sector, Revenue administration

Keywords: Authority, Barbados economy, Barbados growth strategy, Bill, Caribbean, Central America, CR, Debt, Fiscal consolidation, Global, ISCR, Net cash flow, North America, Private sector credit growth, Public sector, Staff appraisal

Publication Details

Pages:

82
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2014/052
Stock No:

1BRBEA2014001
ISBN:

9781475557077
ISSN:

1934-7685

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