Kingdom of the Netherlands—Curaçao and Sint Maarten

Download or read book Kingdom of the Netherlands—Curaçao and Sint Maarten written by International Monetary Fund. Western Hemisphere Dept. and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2019-01-25 with total page 63 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weak growth and underlying structural vulnerabilities persist in both Curaçao and Sint Maarten. Worsened macroeconomic conditions—reflecting the spillovers from one of Curaçao’s largest trading partners and the devastation from Hurricanes Irma and Maria in Sint Maarten—make the need for policy adjustment and structural reforms aimed at ensuring fiscal sustainability, enhancing competitiveness, strengthening investor confidence, and developing capacity more urgent.