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Haiti and the IMF

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At a Glance

  • Current IMF membership: 189 countries
  • Haiti joined the Fund in September 8, 1953; Article VIII
  • Total Quotas: SDR 81.90 Million
  • Loans outstanding: ECF Arrangements SDR 47.97 Million
  • On May 18, 2015 the IMF Executive Board concluded the 2015 Article IV consultation with Haiti (Country Report No. 15/157, June 24, 2015)

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IMF's Work on Haiti

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Regional Economic Outlook

Western Hemisphere

Latin America and the Caribbean: Tale of Two Adjustments
April 2017

Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean are recovering from a recession at the regional level in 2016. In a tale of two adjustments, growth has been held back by weak domestic demand. This reflects both the ongoing external adjustment to earlier terms-of-trade shocks and, in some cases, fiscal adjustment, in addition to other country-specific domestic factors. Regional activity overall is expected to pick up gradually this year and next, but the outlook is weaker than projected last fall. The projection for medium-term growth remains modest at about 2.6 percent. The outlook is shaped by key shifts in the global economic and policy landscape, including a modest rebound in commodity prices and in partner demand and higher policy uncertainty at the global level. Domestic fundamentals and developments, however, will continue to play a significant role in determining growth in many economies. At the same time, risks to regional growth have widened in a setting of higher global policy uncertainty. In this challenging external context, countries should aim for completing fiscal and external adjustments to preserve or rebuild policy buffers. Charting a course toward higher, sustainable, and more equitable growth will also require strengthening structural reforms aimed at closing infrastructure gaps; improving the business environment, governance, and education outcomes; and encouraging female labor participation to boost medium-term growth and foster income convergence.

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