01641cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009139 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451823233 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. St. Lucia : Staff Report for the 2005 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2006. 1 online resource (61 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 St. Lucia showed strong growth performance owing to its strong investment in tourism infrastructure. Executive Directors commended the prudent public debt management and sound banking system. They underscored the need for fiscal consolidation and steps to promote domestic investment and labor market flexibility. They appreciated the well-designed disaster prevention and mitigation framework, and urged the need to reduce unemployment, reverse the rapid rise in public debt, and encouraged authorities to improve the timeliness and accuracy of data for economic analysis and policymaking. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2006/325 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2006/325/002.2006.issue-325-en.xml IMF e-Library