Haiti: Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund

No 2001/004, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This note reviews the effects of dollarization on the ability of the Bank of the Republic of Haiti (BRH) to conduct monetary policy and the risks to macroeconomic stability and the banking system. Haiti's external indebtedness has been compared with that of countries eligible for debt relief under the Initiative for Highly Indebted Poor Countries (HIPCs). Haiti's accession to the Caribbean Common Market and the impact of trade liberalization measures on the strategic rice sector is discussed. The causes of poverty in Haiti are also analyzed.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; Haiti; trade; government; foreign currency; net enrollment; trade liberalization; holdings of SDR; loan disbursement; government of Haiti; debt service position; Bank deposits; Dollarization; Western Hemisphere; Sub-Saharan Africa; Caribbean; Eastern Europe (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 115
Date: 2001-01-10
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