Eastern Caribbean Currency Union: Selected Issues

June 8, 2012

Summary

The Eastern Caribbean Currency Union (ECCU) has made significant progress in improving the quality and quantity of the macroeconomic statistics it produces and disseminates to the public. The Selected Issues Paper discusses prospects and challenges for credit unions in the ECCU. It reviews the current state of macroeconomic statistics, outlines progress that has been made, and identifies outstanding challenges. It also describes technical assistance to the region and presents the challenges for the production of macroeconomic statistics in small island states.

Subject: Commercial banks, Consumer price indexes, Credit bureaus, Economic and financial statistics, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Monetary statistics, National accounts, Prices

Keywords: Caribbean, Commercial banks, Consumer price indexes, CR, Credit bureaus, credit union, credit union membership, credit union sector, ECCU country, ECCU member states, Global, harmonized credit union legislation, ISCR, loan, Monetary statistics

Pages:
43
Volume:
2012
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475504101.002
Issue:
130
Series:
Country Report No. 2012/130
Stock No:
1ECCEA2012001
ISBN:
9781475504101
ISSN:
1934-7685

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