00919nam a2200145Ia 4500 20260716043939.0 03.02.01 I615 Eastern Caribbean Currency Union: selected issues IMF WashingtonUS 2009 61 p. Explores 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. 6/4/09 JOYD ECONOMIC CONDITIONS M I615 57407 57407