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Cover Technical Assistance Reports
Saint Kitts and Nevis: Technical Assistance Report-Report on Improving Estimates of Gross Domestic Product Mission (June 5–16, 2023)
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
A CARTAC National Accounts technical assistance mission to St Kitts and Nevis, re-referenced the volume estimates of quarterly GDP for the years 2012–2022 using 2018 as the base and reference year from the previous 2006 base year. The series were developed for both Saint Kitts and for Nevis and a combined series for the Federal aggregate. The re-referencing exercise provided an opportunity to introduce some other improvements. Notably, the calculation of Final Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured (FISIM) consumed by each economic sector businesses and its allocation to economic activities. The updated series were also prepared using the International Standard Industrial Classification of Economic Activity (ISIC) revision 4 . These improvements align the updated GDP series with the standards set out in the 2008 System of National Accounts. In addition, the current price estimates of GDP by expenditure were also reviewed.
Keywords:
Saint Kitts and Nevis; Re-refencing; Final Intermediation Services Indirectly Measured; GDP; System of National Accounts.; GDP-p series; business processing documentation; estimates of GDP; gross domestic product mission; IMF's Statistics department; GDP estimate; Manufacturing; Imports; Caribbean; Global
Cover Technical Assistance Reports
Saint Lucia: Technical Assistance Report-Report on External Sector Statistics Mission
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
A technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS) was conducted to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) of Saint Lucia as part of the Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) work program on ESS. The mission focused on addressing data compilation issues on trade in goods—especially on the import and re-export of fuel—and travel credits and assessed the revised 2022 balance of payments that was disseminated in December 2023.
Keywords:
Saint Lucia; balance of payments statistics; external sector statistics.; balance of payments estimate; St. Lucia imports; exit surveys methodology; validation procedure; balance of payments survey; CED data; Civil society organizations; External sector statistics; Imports; Customs unions; Exports; Caribbean
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
St. Lucia: Technical Assistance Report-Remote National Accounts Mission
International Monetary Fund. Statistics Dept.
This paper presents the technical assistance report on remote national accounts mission in St. Lucia. The improved estimates will improve the understanding of the Saint Lucia economy, notably the needs of the Ministry of Finance for more robust and timely national accounts statistics. This development will also help Saint Lucia meet the IMF Special Data Dissemination Standards requirements. Training has been provided on the different components of Gross Domestic Product by expenditure (GDP-E) for current price methods and price and volume measurement. The mission identified some research topics for the national accounts department as part of its development of GDP-E. This includes checking the quality of some indicators and identifying whether some sources are available at a lower level of detail. The mission also quality assured the current methods used for compiling accommodation in the production measure of GDP. In order to support progress toward the objectives, the mission recommended priority recommendations to make headway in improving Saint Lucia’s national accounts.
Keywords:
GDP; Expenditure GDP; Quarterly GDP; Constant Prices; Supply and Use Tables; GDP-E approach; consumption expenditure; GDP-E methodology; staff team of the International Monetary Fund; research issue; Civil society organizations; Consumer price indexes; Imports; Producer price indexes; Caribbean
Cover Departmental Papers
Public-Private Partnerships in the Caribbean Region: Reaping the Benefits while Managing Fiscal Risks
Mr. Maximilien Queyranne
,
Mr. Wendell Daal
, and
Ms. Katja Funke
To provide policymakers in the Caribbean with a governance framework for improving infrastructure through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), while limiting their fiscal costs and risks for the government. And to showcase Canada support to FAD technical assistance in the region and FAD collaboration with CARTAC and the Caribbean Development Bank
Keywords:
DPPP; DP; PPP contract; minister of finance; PPP project; PPP unit; financial risk; private sector; Caribbean country; public finance; government support; cash basis; feasibility study; policy priority; investment project; Public investment and public-private partnerships (PPP); Public investment spending; Purchasing power parity; Fiscal risks; Infrastructure; Caribbean; Global; Sub-Saharan Africa
Cover IMF Working Papers
Ponzi Schemes in the Caribbean
Ana Carvajal
,
Mr. Hunter K Monroe
,
Ms. Catherine A Pattillo
, and
Brian Wynter
In several Caribbean states, unregulated investment schemes grew quickly in recent years by claiming unusually high monthly returns and through a system of referrals by existing members. These are features shared with traditional Ponzi schemes and pyramid schemes. This paper describes the growth of such schemes, their subsequent collapse, and the policy response of regulators, and presents key policy lessons. The analysis and recommendations draw on country experiences in the Caribbean, and in such diverse countries as the United States, Colombia, Lesotho, and Albania.
Keywords:
WP; stay of execution; government authorities close; public offering; Antiguan government; business activity; Pyramid schemes; Ponzi schemes; Caribbean; Ponzi scheme; securities regulator; Currencies; Securities; Legal support in revenue administration
Cover Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey Guide
Coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey Guide
International Monetary Fund

Abstract

The coordinated Portfolio Investment Survey Guide is provided to assist balance of payments compilers in the conduct of an internationally coordinated survey of security holdings being conducted under the auspices of the IMF with reference to year-end 1997. The Guide has two main purposes: to set out the objectives of the Coordinated Survey; and to provide practical advice on how to prepare, organize, and conduct a national survey. The appendices include three model survey forms, a glossary of security terms, a listing of the major security databases that national compilers may find useful in their work, and a method for reconciling security position and transactions data.

Keywords:
BOOK; portfolio holding; country of Nonresident Issuer; portfolio investment assets; country; CPIS data; long-term debt; value of investment; Portfolio investment; Foreign direct investment; Data collection; Balance of payments statistics; Securities; Pacific Islands; Africa; Global