01751cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF011428 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781463928599 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Kingdom of the Netherlands : Curacao and Saint Maarten: 2011 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Informational Annex; and Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2011. 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 two newly autonomous countries within the Kingdom of the Netherlands face substantial challenges. Growth has been low, and unemployment high. The current account deficit has widened to worrisome levels, increasing the vulnerability of the peg to the U.S. dollar and stimulating calls for dollarizing or dissolving the currency union. A substantial adjustment is needed to bring the underlying current account deficit to historically sustainable levels over the medium term. This could be facilitated by measures to restrain credit growth, supported by fiscal consolidation. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2011/342 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2011/342/002.2011.issue-342-en.xml IMF e-Library