Barbados : Fourth Review Under the Extended Arrangement, Requests for Augmentation of Access, and Modification of Performance Criteria-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Barbados.

Barbados has made good progress in implementing its Economic Recovery and Transformation (BERT) plan to restore fiscal and debt sustainability, rebuild reserves, and increase growth-but faces major challenges owing to the global coronavirus pandemic. Since May 2018, international reserves have incre...

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Korporativní autor: International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept
Médium: Časopis
Jazyk:English
Vydáno: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2020.
Edice:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2020/314
On-line přístup:Full text available on IMF
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