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The Bahamas: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix
Author: International Monetary Fund
Series:
IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2005: Issue 224
Language:
English
Publication Date:
07 Jul 2005
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451804720.002
ISBN:
9781451804720
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
84
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; information sharing; price; stayover expenditure; Stayover arrival; central bank of The Bahamas; Bank Supervision Department of the central bank; Natural disasters; Central bank bills; Tourism; Monetary policy instruments; Caribbean
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This Selected Issues paper for The Bahamas reports that the largest portion of tourism expenditure in The Bahamas comes from stayover visitors, and total tourism spending has been stagnant. The Bahamas is a small open economy highly dependent on tourism and the offshore financial sector. Private consumption expenditure in the country or countries of origin is the most important determinant of tourism in The Bahamas.
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
IMF Staff Country Reports
ISSN:
1934-7685
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund