01010nam a2200145Ia 4500080001800000245005400018260002800072300001000100520057600110583001700686650002400703942001200727999001700739952010800756  a03.02.01 I615  aEastern Caribbean Currency Union: selected issues  bIMFaWashingtonUSc2009  a61 p.  aExplores the impact of U.S. business cycles on ECCU economies and questions whether even an optimal level of international reserves is adequate.  Examines the emergence of unregulated investment schemes in the region and their potential economic and institutional damage.  Assesses exchange rate competitiveness in the ECCU.  Finds that for all but two countries in the region, fiscal policy does not react adequately to past debt accumulation to satisfy a condition for debt sustainability.  Examines the vulnerability of public finance to the risk of natural disasters.  c6/4/09kJOYD  aECONOMIC CONDITIONS  cMmI615  c34090d34090  00104070aCRCMbCRCMd2023-05-08l0o03.02.01 I615p0000000028104r2023-05-08 00:00:00w2023-05-08yM