Cook Islands: Technical Assistance Report–Macroeconomic, Financial, and Structural Policies
IMF Staff Country Reports, August 28, 2020
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Bibliographic details
- Published: August 28, 2020
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513555775.002
Summary of mission and scope
- A mission was requested by the New Zealand authorities to the Cook Islands to focus on policy options for:
- transitioning to high-income status,
- financial sector stability and regulatory framework,
- debt sustainability.
- The mission evaluated these issues in the context of the medium-term outlook and against the context of a recently developed fiscal framework.
- The Cook Islands is a self-governing territory in free association with New Zealand, but it is not an IMF member (Box 1).
Major themes and analytical focus
- Macroeconomic policies: assessment of policy options to support the transition to high-income status within the medium-term outlook.
- Financial sector: analysis of financial sector stability and the adequacy of the regulatory framework.
- Debt policy: evaluation of debt sustainability and related policy implications.
- Fiscal framework: consideration of the recently developed fiscal framework as the context for policy recommendations.
Subject classifications and keywords
- Subject: Economic sectors, Environment, Financial services, Fiscal policy, Natural disasters, Public financial management (PFM), Tourism
- Keywords: Australia and New Zealand, cash reserves, Cook Islands economy, Cook Islands superannuation, CR, debt ratio, debt target, economic statistics, economy, Global, ISCR, Natural disasters, net, return on assets, Tourism
Publication metadata and access
- Pages: 23
- Volume: 2020
- Issue: 269
- Series: Country Report No. 2020/269
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781513555775.002
- Stock No: 1COKEA2020001
- ISBN: 9781513555775
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Publication date on page: August 28, 2020
International Monetary Fund. Cook Islands: Technical Assistance Report–Macroeconomic, Financial, and Structural Policies (Country Report No. 2020/269).
Content in this bundle
- Facts about the Cook Islands