Annual Economic and Financial Review -December 2018

COUNTRY ECONOMISTS UNIT

Annual Economic and Financial Review 2018

RESEARCH DEPARTMENT

Acting Director Ms Patricia Welsh

The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank prepares an Economic and Financial Review for the Eastern Caribbean Currency Union and each individual member territory for the periods ending June and December of each year.

Administrative Editor Ms Patricia Welsh Mr Rohan Stowe Contributors Senior Economists Mrs Beverley Labadie Ms Beverly Lugay (Acting) Ms Martina Regis Mr Kevin Woods Economists I Ms Rochelle Harris Mr Peter Abraham Jr Statistics Department Economists II Mr Leon Bullen

Correspondence regarding the Annual Economic and Financial Review should be addressed to:

The Director Research Department Eastern Caribbean Central Bank P O Box 89 BASSETERRE St Kitts

Tel: (869) 465 2537 Fax: (869) 465 5615 Email: rd-sec@eccb-centralbank.org Website: http://www.eccb-centralbank.org/

Senior Administrative Officer Ms Dionne Augustus Ms Sheena Gonsalves Cover Design Beverly Lugay, Rochelle Harris, Peter Abraham Jr Photo Credit Anguilla – Lenisha Richardson Antigua and Barbuda – Shamoi J. Richards Commonwealth of Dominica – Peter Abraham Jr Grenada – David Bullen Montserrat – Montserrat Tourism Division St Kitts and Nevis – Calvin Duggins Saint Lucia – Jkube Photography St Vincent and the Grenadines – Andre Alexander

The Annual Economic and Financial Review is a publication of the Eastern Caribbean Central Bank