TY - BOOK ID - 84657897 TI - Belize : Staff Report for the 2013 Article IV Consultation. PY - 2013 SN - 1484343212 1484387104 1484319664 PB - Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, DB - UniCat KW - Belize KW - Balize KW - Belice KW - Government of Belize KW - Wilisi KW - Beliz KW - Беліз KW - Belisa KW - Белиз KW - Република Белиз KW - Republika Beliz KW - Commonwealth of Belize KW - Μπελίζε KW - Belizo KW - Belici KW - Belis KW - Bheilís KW - Veleesh KW - Beilise KW - בליז KW - Beliza KW - Belizas KW - Белизе KW - ベリーズ KW - Berīzu KW - Beles KW - Bilisi KW - Белізе KW - Belizi KW - Bhelizi KW - Belise KW - Belisän KW - Beliis KW - בעליזע KW - בּעליז KW - Belėzos KW - 伯利兹 KW - Bolizi KW - British Honduras KW - Economic policy. KW - Economic conditions. KW - Banks and Banking KW - Financial Risk Management KW - Macroeconomics KW - Public Finance KW - Industries: Financial Services KW - Debt KW - Debt Management KW - Sovereign Debt KW - Banks KW - Depository Institutions KW - Micro Finance Institutions KW - Mortgages KW - Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue: General KW - Fiscal Policy KW - Investment KW - Capital KW - Intangible Capital KW - Capacity KW - Public Enterprises KW - Public-Private Enterprises KW - Public finance & taxation KW - Finance KW - Banking KW - Education KW - Civil service & public sector KW - Government debt management KW - Public debt KW - Debt management KW - Loans KW - Public financial management (PFM) KW - Asset and liability management KW - Revenue administration KW - Public sector KW - Economic sectors KW - Debts, Public KW - Banks and banking KW - Revenue KW - Fiscal policy KW - Finance, Public UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:84657897 AB - This IMF staff report on Belize’s 2013 Article IV Consultation highlights economic developments and macroeconomic outlook. Macroeconomic developments in 2012 were underpinned by robust output growth but clouded by uncertainties surrounding the debt restructuring and growth prospects of major trading partners. New provisioning, and loan classification standards implemented by the central bank at end-2011 have resulted in declining nonperforming loans (NPLs) in the banking system and improving provisioning. NPLs remain high at 20 percent of total loans at end-2012, with heavy concentration in one domestic and some international banks. In compliance with the new prudential measures, banks have been required to write off bad loans within 3–5 years. ER -