Series: Miscellaneous Publication (Other)
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
03
January
2019
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/FXILAEAEX.073
ISBN: FXILAEAEX
Foreign exchange intervention is widely used as a policy tool, particularly in emerging markets, but many facets of this tool remain limited, especially in the context of flexible exchange rate regimes. The Latin...
Series: Books
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Otker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
13
November
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484315194.071
ISBN: 9781484315194
This book provides a diagnosis of the central economic and financial challenges facing Caribbean policymakers and offers broad policy recommendations for promoting a sustained and inclusive increase in economic wel...
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...
Series: Miscellaneous Publication (Other)
Author(s):
Krishna Srinivasan
,
Inci Ötker
,
Uma Ramakrishnan
, and
Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
29
September
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781484322154.073
ISBN: 9781484322154
This book provides a diagnosis of the central economic and financial challenges facing Caribbean policymakers and offers broad policy recommendations for promoting a sustained and inclusive increase in economic wel...
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: 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: 2017/138
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: 2017/73
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: 2017/66
Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Author(s):
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date:
10
March
2017
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5089/9781475586015.002
ISBN: 9781475586015
This Cluster Report explores opportunities for trade integration in the Latin America and the Caribbean region. It finds that the region can reap significant growth benefits from further trade integration. With tra...
