Trinidad and Tobago: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

August 4, 2003

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Trinidad and Tobago: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2003) accessed October 11, 2024

Summary

This paper analyzes the historical and current energy booms of Trinidad and Tobago, and points out the main policy issues during boom times. It provides practical suggestions on the long-term management of the expected resource windfall in Trinidad and Tobago, and outlines theoretical guidelines to calculate sustainable consumption out of energy wealth and targets sustainable levels of non-energy fiscal deficits. It discusses the developments, main policy issues in the state-owned nonfinancial enterprise sector, and the proposed restructuring plan for the state sugar company. It also provides a Statistical Appendix for Trinidad and Tobago.

Subject: Agricultural commodities, Commodities, Commodity booms, Economic sectors, Fiscal policy, Oil, Public enterprises

Keywords: Agricultural commodities, Asia and Pacific, Caribbean, Caroni, Caroni purchase, Caroni worker, Commodity booms, CR, Energy revenue, Europe, Global, Government, ISCR, Oil, Public enterprises, Restructured Caroni, Sugar production

Publication Details

Pages:

70
Volume:

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DOI:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2003/233
Stock No:

1TTOEA0022003
ISBN:

9781451837612
ISSN:

1934-7685

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