01565cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF003821 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451805529 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Belize : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2005. 1 online resource (75 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 Selected Issues paper on Belize reviews the external competitiveness, balance sheet currency mismatch, and public sector debt. Belize is a small, open economy and highly dependent on external trade. Real wages in the private sector have increased only slightly. Belize's exports of commodities grew strongly in volume terms during the last 10 years. The currency mismatch and liquidity pressures point to a growing exchange rate risk. Belize would have to maintain a significant primary fiscal surplus to reduce indebtedness over the medium term. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2005/353 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2005/353/002.2005.issue-353-en.xml IMF e-Library