Dominican Republic 2015 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report

The Dominican Republic remains among the most dynamic economies in the region, benefiting from a strengthened macro-policy framework and external tailwinds. It does not face significant internal or external imbalances: inflation is low, fiscal deficits and debt moderate, and the external position is...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: International Monetary Fund Western Hemisphere Dept
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. International Monetary Fund 2016
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
LEADER 03031nmm a2200721 u 4500
001 EB001309564
003 EBX01000000000000000894176
005 00000000000000.0
007 cr|||||||||||||||||||||
008 161223 ||| eng
020 |a 9781475552010 
245 0 0 |a Dominican Republic  |b 2015 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report 
260 |a Washington, D.C.  |b International Monetary Fund  |c 2016 
300 |a 77 pages 
651 4 |a Dominican Republic 
653 |a Finance, Public 
653 |a Public debt 
653 |a Public-Private Enterprises 
653 |a Banks 
653 |a Public finance & taxation 
653 |a Banks and banking 
653 |a Investments: Energy 
653 |a Debts, Public 
653 |a Electricity 
653 |a Exports and Imports 
653 |a Mortgages 
653 |a Commodities 
653 |a Civil service & public sector 
653 |a Electric Utilities 
653 |a Macroeconomics 
653 |a Banking 
653 |a Economic and financial statistics 
653 |a Econometrics & economic statistics 
653 |a Electric utilities 
653 |a Depository Institutions 
653 |a Oil prices 
653 |a External sector statistics 
653 |a Short-term Capital Movements 
653 |a Current account 
653 |a Public Enterprises 
653 |a Public sector 
653 |a Debt Management 
653 |a Current Account Adjustment 
653 |a Micro Finance Institutions 
653 |a Computer Programs: Other 
653 |a Balance of payments 
653 |a Debt 
653 |a Data Collection and Data Estimation Methodology 
653 |a International economics 
653 |a Economic sectors 
653 |a Sovereign Debt 
653 |a Prices 
653 |a Investment & securities 
653 |a Statistics 
653 |a Public Finance 
710 2 |a International Monetary Fund  |b Western Hemisphere Dept 
041 0 7 |a eng  |2 ISO 639-2 
989 |b IMF  |a International Monetary Fund 
490 0 |a IMF Staff Country Reports 
028 5 0 |a 10.5089/9781475552010.002 
856 4 0 |u https://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2016/342/002.2016.issue-342-en.xml?cid=44376-com-dsp-marc  |x Verlag  |3 Volltext 
082 0 |a 330 
520 |a The Dominican Republic remains among the most dynamic economies in the region, benefiting from a strengthened macro-policy framework and external tailwinds. It does not face significant internal or external imbalances: inflation is low, fiscal deficits and debt moderate, and the external position is broadly in line with fundamentals. Vulnerabilities remain, however: public debt is set to increase over the medium-term and the tax ratio is one of the lowest in the world, reserves are below the Fund’s suggested metric, legacy bottlenecks in the electricity sector remain unresolved, and social challenges persist. The consultations focused on policies to address these vulnerabilities and strengthen the economy’s resilience to external shocks