01659cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF006930 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781455212859 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Barbados : 2010 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Staff Supplement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2010. 1 online resource (57 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 The global crisis has hit Barbados front and center. The broad economic weakness has hurt the labor market, while inflation remains stubbornly elevated. The major challenge ahead is to put public debt on a steady declining path to support both domestic and external stability. A decisive fiscal adjustment is the best way to protect the exchange rate peg while the current monetary stance is broadly appropriate. Banks remain healthy, but tighter regulations are needed. Supervision of nonbank financial institutions needs to be revamped. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2010/363 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2010/363/002.2010.issue-363-en.xml IMF e-Library