Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe: Selected Issues
IMF Staff Country Reports, June 17, 2016
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- Published: June 17, 2016
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498308373.002
Overview and scope
- Discusses selected issues related to São Tomé and Príncipe’s economy: tourism competitiveness in São Tomé and Príncipe—challenges and strategy, macro-financial linkages, private sector development, and challenges of small financial systems.
- Paper length: 45 pages.
- Publication: IMF Staff Country Reports, Country Report No. 2016/175, Volume 2016, Issue 175, June 17, 2016.
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498308373.002
- ISBN: 9781498308373
- ISSN: 1934-7685
- Stock No: 1STPEA2016002
Tourism competitiveness: findings and challenges
- São Tomé and Príncipe has experienced significantly faster growth in tourism than most tourism-dependent small states (TDSS).
- An application of a tourism gravity model shows that São Tomé and Príncipe is competitive in compared to TDSS.
- Tourism development faces broad challenges both on the micro and micro level.
Key terminology preserved:
- tourism competitiveness, tourism gravity model, tourism-dependent small states (TDSS)
Macro-financial linkages and small financial systems
- The paper addresses macro-financial linkages relevant to São Tomé and Príncipe.
- It examines challenges of small financial systems and the implications for financial stability and growth.
- Subjects covered include: Banking, Commercial banks, Credit, Financial institutions, Financial sector, Money, Nonperforming loans.
Private sector development and financing recommendations
- São Tomé and Príncipe can do well with venture capital-type financing for micro, small-, and medium-sized enterprises.
- Private sector development is a core theme, with emphasis on financing modalities appropriate for the country’s scale and economic structure.
Keywords and regional scope
- Subjects and keywords included in the paper: Asia and Pacific, bank, Commercial banks, CR, Credit, credit growth, East Asia, Europe, Financial sector, financial system, financial system size, financial systems matter, Global, IMF staff estimate, is total factor productivity, ISCR, Nonperforming loans, São Tomé and Príncipe, small financial systems, Sub-Saharan Africa, Tourism, tourism competitiveness, tourism service infrastructure.
International Monetary Fund. Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe: Selected Issues (IMF Staff Country Reports 2016, 175), June 17, 2016. DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781498308373.002
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