TY - BOOK ID - 84548217 TI - Trinidad and Tobago : 2003 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Trinidad and Tobago. AU - International Monetary Fund. AU - International Monetary Fund PY - 2003 SN - 1462307914 1452784256 1283560577 1452724512 9786613873026 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Banks and Banking KW - Macroeconomics KW - Public Finance KW - Industries: Energy KW - Industries: Financial Services KW - Debt KW - Debt Management KW - Sovereign Debt KW - Public Enterprises KW - Public-Private Enterprises KW - Nonprofit Organizations and Public Enterprise: General KW - Energy: Demand and Supply KW - Prices KW - Energy and the Macroeconomy KW - Fiscal Policy KW - Public finance & taxation KW - Civil service & public sector KW - Public ownership KW - nationalization KW - Petroleum, oil & gas industries KW - Public debt KW - Public sector KW - Public enterprises KW - Government debt management KW - Oil prices KW - Economic sectors KW - Fiscal stance KW - Fiscal policy KW - Public financial management (PFM) KW - Debts, Public KW - Finance, Public KW - Government business enterprises KW - Energy industries KW - Trinidad and Tobago UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:84548217 AB - Trinidad and Tobago has enjoyed positive growth, low inflation, and a steady decline in unemployment, but challenges remain. Executive Directors commended the prudent management, and stressed the need for a macroeconomic framework underpinned by a three-year rolling budget and pension reform. They welcomed Trinidad and Tobago's role as a regional financial center, the soundness of the banking system, and structural reforms. They emphasized the need to tighten fiscal and monetary policies, and encouraged Trinidad and Tobago to participate in the general data dissemination system. ER -