01783cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF017763 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781484307342 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. St. Kitts and Nevis : 2017 Article IV Consultation- Press Release; Staff Report. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2017. 1 online resource (96 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 that the economic performance of St. Kitts and Nevis moderated in 2016. Growth moderated, reflecting the deceleration in tourism-linked sectors and contraction in manufacturing output, while still exceeding the average growth in the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union region. Consumer inflation was negative, reflecting the favorable tax environment and low international fuel prices, but end-year inflation turned positive as these effects started to subside. Growth is expected to average at about 3 percent in the medium term. Inflation is projected to rise with the expected rise in fuel prices, remaining about 2 percent in the medium term. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2017/186 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2017/186/002.2017.issue-186-en.xml IMF e-Library