Tonga: 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion

August 30, 2007

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Tonga: 2007 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2007) accessed November 22, 2024

Summary

This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that Tonga’s real GDP growth is estimated to turn negative in FY06/07, declining by 3½ percent. The economy will continue to be subject to uncertainty and shocks. While economic growth should return to positive, albeit low, levels in the medium term, there are lingering risks on the policy front that could derail efforts to restore stability, in particular those that might arise from pressures to increase public sector hiring. A further drop in remittances and terms of trade shocks could present significant pressures on official reserves.

Subject: External debt, Financial institutions, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Labor, Loans, Public debt, Wages

Keywords: CR, Creating flow, Debt, Deficit, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, GDP deflator, Global, ISCR, Loans, Real GDP, Retrenchment program, Sustainability analysis, Tongan authorities, Wages

Publication Details

Pages:

55
Volume:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2007/297
Stock No:

1TONEA2007001
ISBN:

9781451837483
ISSN:

1934-7685

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