Volume/Issue: 2017/73
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Cheng Lim
,
Alexander Klemm
,
Sumiko Ogawa
,
Marco Pani
, and
Claudio Visconti
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
28
March
2017
ISBN: 9781475589597
Many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean now publish financial stability
reports. This study reviews their latest issues to assess their content, quality, and
transparency. While some reports provide a str...
Volume/Issue: 2017/73
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Cheng Lim
,
Alexander Klemm
,
Sumiko Ogawa
,
Marco Pani
, and
Claudio Visconti
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
28
March
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475589597.001
ISBN: 9781475589597
Many countries in Latin America and the Caribbean now publish financial stability
reports. This study reviews their latest issues to assess their content, quality, and
transparency. While some reports provide a str...
Volume/Issue: 2017/209
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Trevor Alleyne
,
Jacques Bouhga-Hagbe
,
Thomas Dowling
,
Dmitriy Kovtun
,
Alla Myrvoda
,
Joel Chiedu Okwuokei
, and
Jarkko Turunen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
29
September
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484320686.001
ISBN: 9781484320686
Banks across the Caribbean have lost important Correspondent Banking Relationships (CBRs). The macroeconomic impact has so far been limited, in part because banks either have multiple relationships or have been suc...
Volume/Issue: 2016/206
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Koffie Ben Nassar
,
Joel Chiedu Okwuokei
,
Mike Li
,
Timothy Robinson
, and
Saji Thomas
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
17
October
2016
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475545432.001
ISBN: 9781475545432
Weighed down by population aging, slow economic growth, and high unemployment, National Insurance Schemes in the Caribbean are projected to run substantial deficits and deplete their assets in the next decades, rai...
Volume/Issue: 2017/230
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Kimberly Beaton
,
Thomas Dowling
,
Dmitriy Kovtun
,
Franz Loyola
,
Alla Myrvoda
,
Joel Chiedu Okwuokei
,
Inci Ötker
, and
Jarkko Turunen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
07
November
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484326572.001
ISBN: 9781484326572
The high level of nonperforming loans (NPLs) in the Caribbean has been, in large part, a legacy of the global financial crisis, but their persistence owes much to the weak economic recovery in the region, as well a...
Volume/Issue: 2017/138
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Ahmed El-Ashram
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
12
June
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484302453.001
ISBN: 9781484302453
The question of how scaling up public investment could affect fiscal and debt sustainability is key for countries needing to fill infrastructure gaps and build resilience. This paper proposes a bottom-up approach t...
Volume/Issue: 2017/88
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Stephane Schlotterbeck
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
04
April
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475592610.001
ISBN: 9781475592610
Over the past decade, governments in the Caribbean region have introduced the value-added tax (VAT) to modernize their tax system, rapidly mobilize revenue and reduce budget deficits. This paper analyzes VAT perfor...
Volume/Issue: 2017/144
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Kimberly Beaton
,
Svetlana Cerovic
,
Misael Galdamez
,
Metodij Hadzi-Vaskov
,
Franz Loyola
,
Zsoka Koczan
,
Bogdan Lissovolik
,
Jan Martijn
,
Yulia Ustyugova
, and
Joyce Wong
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
29
June
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484303641.001
ISBN: 9781484303641
Outward migration has been an important phenomenon for countries in Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC), particularly those in Central America and the Caribbean. This paper examines recent trends in outward migr...
Volume/Issue: 2017/209
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Trevor Alleyne
,
Jacques Bouhga-Hagbe
,
Thomas Dowling
,
Dmitriy Kovtun
,
Alla Myrvoda
,
Joel Chiedu Okwuokei
, and
Jarkko Turunen
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
29
September
2017
ISBN: 9781484320686
Banks across the Caribbean have lost important Correspondent Banking Relationships (CBRs). The macroeconomic impact has so far been limited, in part because banks either have multiple relationships or have been suc...
Volume/Issue: 2017/144
Series: IMF Working Papers
Author(s):
Kimberly Beaton
,
Svetlana Cerovic
,
Misael Galdamez
,
Metodij Hadzi-Vaskov
,
Franz Loyola
,
Zsoka Koczan
,
Bogdan Lissovolik
,
Jan Martijn
,
Yulia Ustyugova
, and
Joyce Wong
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
29
June
2017
ISBN: 9781484303641
Outward migration has been an important phenomenon for countries in Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC), particularly those in Central America and the Caribbean. This paper examines recent trends in outward migr...
