Trinidad and Tobago: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund

No 2003/233, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This paper analyzes the historical and current energy booms of Trinidad and Tobago, and points out the main policy issues during boom times. It provides practical suggestions on the long-term management of the expected resource windfall in Trinidad and Tobago, and outlines theoretical guidelines to calculate sustainable consumption out of energy wealth and targets sustainable levels of non-energy fiscal deficits. It discusses the developments, main policy issues in the state-owned nonfinancial enterprise sector, and the proposed restructuring plan for the state sugar company. It also provides a Statistical Appendix for Trinidad and Tobago.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; government; Caroni; Caroni worker; restructured Caroni; energy revenue; Caroni purchase; sugar production; Public enterprises; Agricultural commodities; Oil; Commodity booms; Caribbean; Europe; Asia and Pacific; Global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 70
Date: 2003-08-04
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