01795cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF016869 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498308373 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe : Selected Issues. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2016. 1 online resource (45 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 paper discusses the following selected issues related to the Sao Tome and Principe's economy: tourism competitiveness in Sao Tome and Principe-challenges and strategy, macro-financial linkages, private sector development, and challenges of small financial systems. Sao Tome and Principe has experienced significantly faster growth in tourism than most tourism-dependent small states (TDSS). An application of a tourism gravity model shows that Sao Tome and Principe is competitive in compared to TDSS. However, tourism development in this country faces broad challenges both on the micro and micro level. Sao Tome and Principe can do well with venture capital-type financing for micro, small-, and medium-sized enterprises. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2016/175 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2016/175/002.2016.issue-175-en.xml IMF e-Library