IMF Staff Country Reports

Samoa: 2012 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report, Informational Annex, Debt Sustainability Analysis, Public Information Notice, Statement by the Executive Director for Samoa

August 29, 2012

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Samoa: 2012 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report, Informational Annex, Debt Sustainability Analysis, Public Information Notice, Statement by the Executive Director for Samoa, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2012) accessed November 24, 2024

Summary

After a moderate recovery in 2010–11, the Samoan economy has shown signs of slowing down amid rising inflation. After two consecutive years of contraction, real GDP has expanded by 2 percent in 2010–11. The Central Bank of Samoa has maintained an accommodative monetary policy to support economic activity. However, continued structural reforms are required to lift Samoa’s economic growth and to ensure financial stability. Considerable progress has been made in tapping customary land for productive use.

Subject: Exchange rate adjustments, Exchange rates, External debt, Foreign exchange, Inflation, Prices, Public debt

Keywords: Banking sector liquidity, Central bank of Samoa, CR, Deficit, Europe, Exchange rate, Exchange rate adjustments, Exchange rates, Global, IMF staff estimate, Inflation, ISCR, Pacific Islands, Real GDP, Staff exchange rate assessment, U.S. dollar, Unit trust

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    63

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2012/250

  • Stock No:

    1WSMEA2012001

  • ISBN:

    9781475506655

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685