TY - BOOK ED - International Monetary Fund. TI - St. Vincent and the Grenadines: 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report T2 - IMF Staff Country Reports SN - 1513540319 : SN - 1934-7685 PY - 2015/// CY - Washington, D.C. PB - International Monetary Fund KW - Article IV Consultation Reports KW - imf KW - Climatic Changes KW - Economic Indicators KW - Fiscal Consolidation KW - Fiscal Policy KW - Fiscal Reforms KW - Saint Vincent and the Grenadines N2 - This 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that St. Vincent and the Grenadines' economic recovery from the global economic crisis has been curbed by a series of significant natural disasters. These, combined with the economic downturn following the global financial crisis, have prevented the economy from returning to its long-term potential real GDP growth. The overall fiscal balance is estimated to have narrowed to 4.75 percent of GDP in 2014. After an estimated 1.1 percent growth rate in 2014, growth is projected to pick up modestly to 2.1 percent in 2015 on improvements in tourism and agriculture and enhanced implementation of much-needed rehabilitation and reconstruction projects UR - http://elibrary.imf.org/view/IMF002/22831-9781513540313/22831-9781513540313/22831-9781513540313.xml UR - http://www.imfbookstore.org/IMFORG/9781513540313 ER -