IMF-圣卢西亚：对外部门统计团技术援助报告（2024年10月28日至11月1日）（英）

ST. LUCIA Report on External Sector Statistics Mission (October 28–November 1, 2024) JANUARY 2025 Prepared By Felipe Estacio de Lima Correa TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE REPORT MEMBERS Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, The Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Curaçao, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Sint Maarten, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Suriname, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks and Caicos Islands PARTNERS Canada, United Kingdom, European Union, Netherlands, Mexico, USAID, Caribbean Development Bank, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank DISCLAIMER “The contents of this report constitute technical advice provided by the staff of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to the authorities of St. Lucia (the “TA recipient”) in response to their request for technical assistance. This report (in whole or in part) or summaries thereof may be disclosed by the IMF to IMF Executive Directors and members of their staff, as well as to other agencies or instrumentalities of the TA recipient, and upon their request, to World Bank staff, and other technical assistance providers and donors with legitimate interest, including members of the Steering Committee of CARTAC, unless the TA recipient specifically objects to such disclosure (see Operational Guidelines for the Dissemination of Technical Assistance Information). Publication or Disclosure of this report (in whole or in part) or summaries thereof to parties outside the IMF other than agencies or instrumentalities of the TA recipient, World Bank staff, other technical assistance providers and donors with legitimate interest, including members of the Steering Committee of CARTAC, shall require the explicit consent of the TA recipient and the IMF’s Statistics Department.” MEMBERS Anguilla Antigua and Barbuda Aruba The Bahamas Barbados Belize Bermuda British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Dominica Grenada Guyana Haiti Jamaica Montserrat St. Kitts and Nevis St. Lucia Sint Maarten St. Vincent and the Grenadines Suriname Trinidad and Tobago Turks and Caicos Islands PARTNERS Canada UK aid European Union Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Secretaría de Hacienda y Crédito Público Mexico USAID Caribbean Development Bank Eastern Caribbean Central Bank IMF | CARTAC St. Lucia | 1 Summary of Mission Outcomes and Priority Recommendations 1. A Caribbean Regional Technical Assistance Centre (CARTAC) technical assistance (TA) mission on external sector statistics (ESS) to the Central Statistics Office (CSO) of St. Lucia was conducted during October 28–November 1, 2024. The balance of payments (BOP) and the international investment position (IIP) are compiled jointly by the CSO and the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB). In that context, two staff members from the ECCB participated in the mission. The mission focused on data collection issues related to trade in goods, travel