St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Kitts and Nevis
Author: International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 99
Release: 2014-03-27
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1475533691

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This paper elaborates 2014 Article IV Consultation, Seventh and Eight Reviews Under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA), and Request for Waivers of Applicability and Non-Observance of Performance Criterion for St. Kitts and Nevis. The discussions focus on strategies to secure sustainable growth through enhancing tourism, developing cost-effective energy sources, and improving the business environment. It states that the authorities’ commitment to their program is reflected in the 2014 budget, and their plans to save the bulk of the Citizenship by Investment (CBI) application fees.

St. Kitts and Nevis

St. Kitts and Nevis
Author: International Monetary Fund
Publisher: International Monetary Fund
Total Pages: 106
Release: 2011-09-02
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1463902344

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Following a two-year long recession, a gradual recovery of St. Kitts and Nevis’ highly indebted economy is under way. The government has shown remarkable resolve in pursuing fiscal consolidation. Notwithstanding the fiscal adjustment, a comprehensive and timely public debt restructuring is critical for the program to be fully financed and to achieve debt sustainability. Available financial sector indicators point to a well-capitalized banking system. Regulation of the non-bank financial sector has been strengthened, but continued efforts are needed to ensure effective supervision.

Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking in the Caribbean

Cocaine and Heroin Trafficking in the Caribbean
Author: Daurius Figueira
Publisher: iUniverse
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2006
Genre: Medical
ISBN: 0595405827

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This book deals with threats to the sustainability of specific Caribbean states in the face of the concerted threats posed by the illicit drug trade, the illicit gun trade, human smuggling and the sex trade. These concerted threats have impacted the epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean creating a conjunction of forces that is now the single most potent threat to Caribbean state survival and sustainability.