Annual Economic and Financial Review -December 2018

2018 Annual Economic and Financial Review

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deal result . This could affect the timely access to crucial budgetary aid, which would disrupt the implementation of development projects to restore the island’s infrastructure. In addition, further limitations to air access is another factor that could impede the plans for boosting visitors arrivals to the island as well as a heighten threat of volcanic eruptions and natural disasters.

celebrations are expected to provide an additional boost to the tourism industry in 2019. Such developments are likely to contribute to improvements in the ancillary sectors such as wholesale and retail trade and transport, storage and communications. One of the major downside risk to overall economic performance in 2019 is a disorderly Brexit outcome, such as a no-

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