Antigua and Barbuda - Economic memorandum, Vol. 1 of 1

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Antigua and Barbuda - Economic memorandum

Collection Title:	A World Bank country study	Country:	Antigua and Barbuda;
Date Stored:	2003/08/01	Document Date:	1985/10/31
Document Type:	Publication	ISBN:	0-8213-0628-6
Language:	English	Major Sector:	(Historic)Economic Policy
Region:	Latin America & Caribbean	Report Number:	PUB5297
Sub Sectors:	(Historic)Macro/non-trade	SubTopics:	Environmental Economics & Policies; Economic Theory & Research; Banks & Banking Reform; Public Sector Economics; Financial Intermediation
Volume No:	1 of 1

Summary: The economy of Antigua and Barbuda has experienced a slackening of economic growth as a result of international economic recession and the trade difficulties within the Caricom regional market. Future growth prospects appear sound, however. Much of the future growth of the economy will depend upon a reorientation of the manufacturing sector toward extraregional export markets and restraint in public sector current expenditures. A variety of issues will need to be addressed to ensure that the foundations for future economic growth are in place. These include: (i) immediate progress is necessary to curtail the growth of public sector current expenditures; (ii) alternative revenue raising measures are necessary together with an effective tax policy and general improvement in the tax administration; (iii) employment generation constitutes the main development challenge; (iv) the tourism sector, the country's leading sector, should be expanded; (v) efforts should be made to expand the representation of the Industrial Development Board and allocate the resources necessary to enable the Board to play a major role in the attraction of new manufacturing investment; and (vi) within the agricultural sector, efforts must be made to encourage fruit, vegetable, and livestock production.


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