IMF Staff Country Reports

Kiribati: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

June 30, 2009

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Kiribati: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2009) accessed December 26, 2024

Summary

This Selected Issues paper focuses on recent developments with Kiribati’s Revenue Equalization Reserve Fund (RERF). The paper also examines fiscal aspects of climate change, and considers options for improving fishing license fees, which remain an important source of revenue. It also analyzes recent developments and the outlook for remittances to Kiribati, which is another important source of external revenue and brings important economic benefits, such as reducing poverty and stabilizing national income.

Subject: Agroindustries, Balance of payments, Climate change, Current spending, Economic sectors, Environment, Expenditure, Income, National accounts, Remittances

Keywords: Agroindustries, Climate change, Cost, CR, Current spending, Fee, Fishing license fee, Global, Income, ISCR, Kiribati, Kiribati's remittances come, Pacific Islands, Remittance cost, Remittances, Remittances to Kiribati, RERF balance

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    49

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2009/196

  • Stock No:

    1KIREA2009001

  • ISBN:

    9781451821901

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685