I.M.F Concludes Review Mission To Antigua-Barbuda
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(Caribbean News Now): ST JOHN’S, Antigua -- An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission led by Geoffrey Bannister visited Antigua and Barbuda during August 14–24, to undertake the combined seventh review of the program under the Stand-By Arrangement (SBA) approved by the Fund’s Executive Board on June 7, 2010 and the Article IV consultation.
The mission held meetings with Prime Minister Baldwin Spencer, Minister of Finance Harold Lovell, Minister of Tourism John Maginley, senior officials of the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of National Security and Labour, and the ECCB, members of Parliament, and representatives from labour unions and from the local business community.
At the conclusion of the mission, Bannister issued the following statement on Tuesday in St John’s:
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