St. Kitts and Nevis : recent economic developments.

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Imprint:Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1995.
Description:1 online resource (54 pages).
Language:English
Series:IMF Staff Country Report ; no. 95/59
IMF staff country report ; no. 95/59.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12500934
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Other authors / contributors:International Monetary Fund.
ISBN:1463907486
9781463907488
9781463907488
9781451821925
Notes:Available in PDF, ePUB, and Mobi formats on the Internet.
Online resource; title from HTML home page (IMF, viewed Feb. 4, 2015).
Summary:This paper reviews economic developments in St. Kitts and Nevis during 1993-95. Economic performance was broadly satisfactory in 1993-94 with high real GDP growth, low inflation, and a favorable external position. Faced with increased external competition and reduced concessional aid flows, the government has pursued a development strategy aimed at diversifying the economy away from the sugar industry toward tourism-led activities. As a result, the tourism sector expanded rapidly, generating substantial employment opportunities and foreign exchange earnings, the economic structure being centered on service-oriented activities.