01640cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF000364 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451800975 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Netherlands Antilles : Recent Economic Developments. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 1997. 1 online resource (108 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper reviews economic developments in the Netherlands Antilles during 1990-96. The economic situation started deteriorating significantly since the early 1990s. Economic growth slackened, mainly reflecting weak investment and a sharp drop in tourist arrivals in 1995-96 owing to hurricane damage. The underlying external position deteriorated progressively, and reserves fell to an uncomfortably low level. The major factors behind the deterioration were occasional slippages in monetary policy and persistently large fiscal deficits that had their roots in a rapid growth of personnel costs. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 1997/032 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/1997/032/002.1997.issue-032-en.xml IMF e-Library