01643cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF001624 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451810820 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Dominica : Staff Report for the 2001 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2001. 1 online resource (42 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 Output and employment growth have been sluggish for the past several years, reflecting a difficult restructuring process associated with the retrenchment of the banana industry and the low productivity of public investment. The public finances have deteriorated in recent years as capital expenditure has increased sharply, while saving has been declining and foreign grants have fallen from their levels of the mid-1990s. Executive Directors emphasized the need for strong fiscal consolidation, and noted that generating higher public saving is the key to improve Dominica's growth prospects. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2001/105 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2001/105/002.2001.issue-105-en.xml IMF e-Library