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1. A Synchronized Global Upturn and the Outlook for the United States and Canada »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2018, Western Hemisphere Department : Seizing the Momentum
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 May 2018
ISBN: 9781484339879
The world economy and global trade are experiencing a broad-based cyclical upswing. Since October 2017, global growth outcomes and the outlook for 2018–19 have improved across all regions, reinf...

Chapter 3. Caribbean Tourism in the Global Marketplace: Trends, Drivers, and Challenges »
Source: Unleashing Growth and Strengthening Resilience in the Caribbean
Series: Books
Author(s): Krishna Srinivasan , Inci Otker , Uma Ramakrishnan , and Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 13 November 2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
Keywords: Financial analysis, International financial markets, International financial cooperation, Financial integration, Economic growth, Inclusive growth, Regional integration, Regional economic integration, Economic integration, Caribbean
Introduction The Caribbean region is highly dependent on tourism. The role of tourism in economic activity in the region increased steadily following the dismantling of the system of...

Chapter 9. Financial Development and Inclusion in the Caribbean »
Source: Unleashing Growth and Strengthening Resilience in the Caribbean
Series: Books
Author(s): Krishna Srinivasan , Inci Otker , Uma Ramakrishnan , and Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 13 November 2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
Keywords: Financial analysis, International financial markets, International financial cooperation, Financial integration, Economic growth, Inclusive growth, Regional integration, Regional economic integration, Economic integration, Caribbean
Introduction Financial development, by providing agents with better market access, liquidity, and diversity of instruments, has the potential to unleash new growth sources and help c...

Chapter 1. Unleashing Strong, Sustainable, and Inclusive Growth in the Caribbean »
Source: Unleashing Growth and Strengthening Resilience in the Caribbean
Series: Books
Author(s): Krishna Srinivasan , Inci Otker , Uma Ramakrishnan , and Trevor Alleyne
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 13 November 2017
ISBN: 9781484315194
Keywords: Financial analysis, International financial markets, International financial cooperation, Financial integration, Economic growth, Inclusive growth, Regional integration, Regional economic integration, Economic integration, Caribbean
Since attaining independence in the 1960s and 1970s, Caribbean countries have registered strong economic and social outcomes. Per capita incomes have risen, with most Caribbean coun...

5. Poverty and Inequality in Latin America: Gains during the Commodity Boom but an Uncertain Outlook »
Source: Regional Economic Outlook, April 2018, Western Hemisphere Department : Seizing the Momentum
Series: Regional Economic Outlook
Author(s): International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept.
Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND
Publication Date: 11 May 2018
ISBN: 9781484339879
Latin America has made impressive progress in reducing inequality and poverty since the turn of the century, although it remains the most unequal region in the world. The declines in inequality...