01612cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF008070 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451823165 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. St. Lucia : Staff Report for the 2000 Article TV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2002. 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 This 2000 Article IV Consultation highlights that after a period of slow growth in the mid-1990s, mainly owing to a decline in banana output, economic growth of St. Lucia has improved since 1998. In 1998-99, real GDP rose by an average of 3 percent a year. Executive Directors have stressed that further diversification and enhancements to international competitiveness are needed to permanently raise long-term growth and to reduce the external vulnerability of the economy, particularly in light of the market uncertainties facing the crucial banana industry. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2002/013 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2002/013/002.2002.issue-013-en.xml IMF e-Library