Belize Recent Economic Developments

This paper describes economic developments in Belize during the 1990s. Following a strong performance in the late 1980s, Belize's economy weakened in 1991-93, mainly because of a substantial deterioration in the fiscal position. The overall deficit of the nonfinancial public sector increased fr...

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Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 1996
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports
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Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This paper describes economic developments in Belize during the 1990s. Following a strong performance in the late 1980s, Belize's economy weakened in 1991-93, mainly because of a substantial deterioration in the fiscal position. The overall deficit of the nonfinancial public sector increased from 1\2 percent of GDP in FY1990/91 to about 7 1\2 percent in FY1992/93 owing to a substantial increase in the government wage bill and in domestically financed capital outlays. The net domestic assets of the financial system increased by about 20 percent a year during 1991-93
Physical Description:97 pages
ISBN:9781451805406