Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
St. Lucia: 2022 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for St. Lucia
Author:
International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Search for other papers by International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMedClose
Series:
IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2022: Issue 348
Language:
English
Publication Date:
18 Nov 2022
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9798400225772.002
ISBN:
9798400225772
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
67
Keywords:
donor government; authorities of St. Lucia; CARTAC TA; debt sustainability outlook; financing constraint; Natural disasters; External sector statistics; Tourism; Global; Caribbean
Download PDF (4 MB) Download Epub
The St. Lucian economy is confronted with significant challenges from consecutive external shocks. While still recovering from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, which led to an output collapse in 2020 and 2021 mainly due to a halt in tourism, the war in Ukraine is adding inflation and balance of payments pressures given the dependence on fuel and food imports.
  • Collapse
  • Expand
Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
IMF Staff Country Reports
ISSN:
1934-7685
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Volume 2022: Issue 348