Kingdom of the Netherlands—Netherlands Antilles: Recent Developments, Selected Issues, and Statistical Appendix
IMF Staff Country Reports, May 18, 2001
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- Kingdom of the Netherlands—Netherlands Antilles: Recent Developments, Selected Issues, and Statistical Appendix
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Bibliographic details
- Published: May 18, 2001
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451801019.002
Overview
- Publication date: May 18, 2001
- Format: IMF Staff Country Report
- Pages: 66
- Series: Country Report No. 2001/073
- Volume: 2001
- Issue: 073
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451801019.002
- Stock No: 1ANTEA0022001
- ISBN: 9781451801019
- ISSN: 1934-7685
Key findings
- The paper provides a brief review of economic developments and policies in the Netherlands Antilles.
- The government’s current adjustment initiative provides a much needed opportunity for restoring growth prospects for the Netherlands Antilles.
- The paper examines issues pertaining to the development and prospects of the Antillean offshore sector.
- The offshore sector experienced initial spectacular growth, later encountered a number of obstacles, but has continued to register positive, albeit more moderate, growth.
Subjects and keywords
- Subject: Expenditure, Financial services, Labor, Revenue administration, Tax collection
- Keywords: broad money, Caribbean, country, CR, Global, government, ISCR, island government, labor market, market share, tax, tax collection, Tax collection, U.S. dollar
Policy implications and emphasis
- The adjustment initiative by the government is highlighted as a key opportunity to restore growth prospects.
- Continued monitoring and policy attention to the offshore sector are implied by the sector’s shift from spectacular to more moderate growth amid encountered obstacles.
International Monetary Fund. "Kingdom of the Netherlands—Netherlands Antilles: Recent Developments, Selected Issues, and Statistical Appendix", IMF Staff Country Reports 2001, 073 (2001), accessed 9/13/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451801019.002