01938cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017632 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781475599411 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Asia and Pacific Dept. Samoa : 2017 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Samoa. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (75 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 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights Samoa's continued good economic performance. Economic activity picked up during 2015/16 driven by tourism arrivals, lower fuel prices, and new fish processing facilities, further boosted by two major sporting events and infrastructure projects. Although the pace will moderate in 2017/18 and in 2018/19 with the closure of a large manufacturing plant, growth is expected to remain buoyant. The outlook is moderately positive though subject to downside risks related to Samoa's vulnerability to natural disasters, elevated contingent liabilities, and withdrawal of correspondent banking relationships. Given Samoa's reliance on workers' remittances, the closure of bank accounts of money transfer operators heightens the risk of a disruption to remittance payments. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/112 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/112/002.2017.issue-112-en.xml IMF e-Library