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The Bahamas: 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for The Bahamas

January 17, 2025

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International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. "The Bahamas: 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for The Bahamas", IMF Staff Country Reports 2025, 008 (2025), accessed February 11, 2025, https://0-doi-org.library.svsu.edu/10.5089/9798400299315.002

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Summary

Activity has recovered to its pre-pandemic level and inflation is now modestly negative. Public finances are improving and borrowing costs have declined. Nonetheless, public debt remains high and its short duration represents an important vulnerability.

Subject: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Crime, Economic and financial statistics, External sector statistics, Public debt

Keywords: Anti-money laundering and combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT), Bahamian authorities, Caribbean, CARTAC CARTAC, CARTAC FAD, Energy reform plan, External sector statistics, Global, Revenue-enhancing strategy

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