IMF Staff Country Reports

Kiribati: Recent Economic Developments

December 19, 1995

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Kiribati: Recent Economic Developments, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 1995) accessed November 27, 2024

Summary

This report describes recent economic developments in Kiribati. Developments over the decade through 1992 were characterized by a fall in real per capita income, as economic development was constrained by a shortage of skilled manpower, weak infrastructure, and remoteness from major international markets. However, inflation was held broadly in line with price increases in major trading partners. The overall external balance was in large surplus, as substantial trade deficits in part reflecting small export earnings were more than offset by service account surpluses and external grant receipts.

Subject: Agroindustries, Balance of payments, Budget planning and preparation, Economic sectors, Exports, Foreign direct investment, Income, International trade, National accounts, Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords: Agroindustries, Budget planning and preparation, Company, CR, Equity price, Europe, Export, Exports, Foreign direct investment, Global, Government corporation, Income, Interest stabilization reserve, ISCR, Kiribati, Kiribati authorities, Price, Price stabilization scheme, Production base, Rate, RERF interest, Shipping corporation, Support price, Telecom Kiribati

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    48

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 1995/117

  • Stock No:

    1GELEA0011995

  • ISBN:

    9781451814354

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685

Notes

This report on recent economic developments in Kiribati was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund as background documentation for the periodic consultation with this member country. As such, the views expressed in this document are those of the staff team and do not necessarily reflect the views of the Government of Kiribati, or the Executive Board of the IMF.

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