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Barbados: Fourth Review Under the Extended Arrangement, Requests for Augmentation of Access, and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Barbados

December 11, 2020

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Barbados: Fourth Review Under the Extended Arrangement, Requests for Augmentation of Access, and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Barbados, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2020) accessed December 26, 2024

Summary

Barbados has made good progress in implementing its Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) plan to restore fiscal and debt sustainability, rebuild reserves, and increase growth—but faces major challenges owing to the global coronavirus pandemic. Since May 2018, international reserves have increased from a low of US$220 million (5-6 weeks of import coverage) to more than US$1 billion at end-October 2020. This, and a successful 2018-19 public debt restructuring, have helped rebuild confidence in the country’s macroeconomic framework. While the local spread of COVID-19 has been successfully contained, allowing for a cautious reopening of the tourism sector in July, economic activity remains severely depressed owing to the global pandemic. Risks to the outlook remain elevated.

Subject: Central bank bills, Central banks, COVID-19, Credit, Fiscal policy, Fiscal stance, Health, International reserves, Money, Public debt

Keywords: Barbadian authorities, Caribbean, Central bank bills, Coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, CR, Credit, Debt sustainability risk, Equivalent of SDR, Executive board discussion, Fiscal stance, Global, ISCR, Transformation plan

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    81

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2020/314

  • Stock No:

    1BRBEA2020002

  • ISBN:

    9781513563671

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685

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