Dominica: Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; for Dominica

November 18, 2015

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Dominica: Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility-Press Release; Staff Report; for Dominica, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2015) accessed September 18, 2024

Summary

This paper discusses Dominica’s Request for Disbursement Under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF). Tropical Storm Erika had a devastating effect on Dominica’s economy. Total damage and loss is estimated at 96 percent of GDP. Real GDP is projected to decline by 3 percent in 2015, and reconstruction expenditures and the impact on agriculture and tourism activities are putting pressure on the fiscal and external accounts. Despite the high capital expenditures, the 2015 budget deficit will be contained to 2.4 percent of GDP reflecting strong grants, and the current account balance could deteriorate to a deficit of about 15 percent of GDP. The IMF staff supports the authorities’ request for a disbursement under the RCF.

Subject: Capital spending, Credit, Economic sectors, Expenditure, Money, Public debt, Public sector

Keywords: Balance of payments difficulty, Balance of payments position, Capital spending, Caribbean, CR, Credit, Fiscal policy framework, Global, IMF staff estimate, ISCR, Market price, Public sector, RCF financing

Publication Details

Pages:

54
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2015/316
Stock No:

1DMAEA2015001
ISBN:

9781513562216
ISSN:

1934-7685

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