Preliminary overview of the economies of the Caribbean 2018–2019: Economic restructuring and fiscal consolidation as a platform to increase growth

This overview examines the economic performance of economies of the Caribbean in 2018 and comprises four chapters. The first chapter provides a comparative analysis across Caribbean economies of the main macroeconomic variables, namely GDP growth, monetary indicators, as well as fiscal and external accounts. The second chapter looks at the key development imperatives for the Caribbean. The third chapter concludes, and the final chapter includes individual country briefs that give an overview of the economic situation for the Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Guyana, Jamaica, Suriname and a subregional assessment of the countries of the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union.

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Main Authors:	McLean, Sheldon, Alleyne, Dillon, Hendrickson, Michael, Oyolola, Maharouf, Pantin, Machel, Skerrette, Nyasha, Tokuda, Hidenobu
Format:	Texto biblioteca
Language:	English
Published:	ECLAC 2019-10-25
Subjects:	CONDICIONES ECONOMICAS, MACROECONOMIA, DESARROLLO ECONOMICO, POLITICA ECONOMICA, POLITICA FISCAL, POLITICA MONETARIA, DEUDA PUBLICA, CREDITO, INFLACION, COMERCIO EXTERIOR, INVERSION EXTRANJERA DIRECTA, POLITICA DE DESARROLLO, INDICADORES ECONOMICOS, ECONOMIC CONDITIONS, MACROECONOMICS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, ECONOMIC POLICY, FISCAL POLICY, MONETARY POLICY, PUBLIC DEBT, CREDIT, INFLATION, FOREIGN TRADE, FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT, DEVELOPMENT POLICY, ECONOMIC INDICATORS,
Online Access:	https://hdl.handle.net/11362/44914
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