Grenada - Joint World Bank-IMF Debt Sustainability Analysis
With some 19 million US Dollars (1.6 percent of GDP) in unresolved arrears to official bilateral creditors, Grenada remains in external public debt distress. However, debt appears sustainable reflecting favorable projected debt dynamics from substa...
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| Format: | Report |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2019
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/667361570637605083/Grenada-Joint-World-Bank-IMF-Debt-Sustainability-Analysis-July-2019 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/32567 |
| Summary: | With some 19 million US Dollars (1.6
percent of GDP) in unresolved arrears to official bilateral
creditors, Grenada remains in external public debt distress.
However, debt appears sustainable reflecting favorable
projected debt dynamics from substantial fiscal surpluses
that are supported by the Fiscal Responsibility Law (FRL).
Total public debt has declined from 108 percent of GDP in
2013 to 63.5 percent of GDP in 2018, with external public
debt amounting to 44.5 percent of GDP. This reduction was
made possible through fiscal consolidation that has been
anchored by the FRL, robust economic growth, and a
restructuring of Grenada's public debt. Going forward,
continued adherence to the FRL and regularization of arrears
will be needed to upgrade the risk rating. Debt should be
further reduced and kept at levels needed to withstand the
existing vulnerabilities to external shocks and natural disasters. |
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