The objective of the Citizen's Guide to the
Budget is to present to the wider public a
simplified, easy-to-read version of the budget
without the technical terms. The intention of the
guide is to help raise awareness of the general
public in relation to the budget that was tabled in
Parliament. It is expected that this guide will help
more citizens understand the information and
plans that have been presented and expected to
take place over the financial year (April 2023 -
March 2024).
This Public Debt Statistical Bulletin issue provides a statistical overview of the public debt portfolio for
the first quarter (January - March) of 2023, contrasting the current quarter with the previous four
quarters. The scope of the public debt bulletin is central government debt and government-guaranteed
debt.
This public debt statistical bulletin issue provides a statistical overview of the public debt portfolio for
the second quarter (April - June) of 2023, contrasting the current quarter with the previous four
quarters. The scope of the public debt bulletin is central government debt and government-guaranteed
debt.
The Project Development Objective (PDO) is to improve the statistical capacity of Participating Eastern
Caribbean countries (i) to produce and publicly disseminate statistical data for country and regional level
analytics; and (ii) to provide immediate and effective response to an Eligible Crisis Emergency.
Following a strong rebound in 2021 from COVID-19 induced economic lows, global GDP growth in 2023
decelerated on account of tighter monetary policy to reduce inflation and spillovers from multiple crises
including the continued war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East. After a sharp
slowdown in 2022, global growth is estimated to have slowed from 3.5 percent in 2022 to 3.1 percent in
2023, well below the historical average of 3.8 percent during 2000-2019.
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Following a strong rebound in 2021 from COVID-19 induced economic lows, global GDP growth in 2023
decelerated on account of tighter monetary policy to reduce inflation and spillovers from multiple crises
including the continued war in Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas conflict in the Middle East. After a sharp
slowdown in 2022, global growth is estimated to have slowed from 3.5 percent in 2022 to 3.1 percent in
2023, well below the historical average of 3.8 percent during 2000-2019. The global rebound in services is
almost complete with the recovery in tourism maturing.
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