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Caribbean: Potentials Impacts in a Deteriorating Global Environment (with special emphasis on the Dominican Republic). 12 March 2009. Outline. Global Context Impact on the Caribbean Policy challenges What countries are doing Lessons from previous crises World Bank Support. 2. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Caribbean: Potentials Impacts in a Caribbean: Potentials Impacts in a Deteriorating Global EnvironmentDeteriorating Global Environment
(with special emphasis on the Dominican Republic)(with special emphasis on the Dominican Republic)
12 March 200912 March 2009
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Outline
Global Context Impact on the Caribbean Policy challenges What countries are doing Lessons from previous crises World Bank Support
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The broad trends….
Caribbean is being hit hard by the global economic crisis
Real sector impacts are translating into job losses and likely social consequences
Region is vulnerable, with limited room for counter-cyclical fiscal policy, limited array of well-targeted safety nets
Responses: Smart spending Remember the poor and vulnerable Crisis as an opportunity
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44Source: Bloomberg
The recession is in full swing in the U.S..…
U.S. Economic IndicatorsTotal Employment and YoY variation of Consumer Confidence and Vehicle Sales
-70%
-60%
-50%
-40%
-30%
-20%
-10%
0%
10%
20%
Jan-
07
Feb-
07
Mar
-07
Apr-
07
May
-07
Jun-
07
Jul-0
7
Aug-
07
Sep-
07
Oct
-07
Nov
-07
Dec
-07
Jan-
08
Feb-
08
Mar
-08
Apr-
08
May
-08
Jun-
08
Jul-0
8
Aug-
08
Sep-
08
Oct
-08
Nov
-08
Dec
-08
143000
143500
144000
144500
145000
145500
146000
146500
147000
in t
hous
ands
Consumer Confidence
Total employment
Vehicle sales
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…with sharp declines in growth in the fourth quarter of 2008…
Source: Barclays Capital forecasts
Real GDP Growth in Advanced CountriesQoQ annualized growth (%)
-14.0
-12.0
-10.0
-8.0
-6.0
-4.0
-2.0
0.0
2.0
4.0
6.0
2004
Q1
2004
Q2
2004
Q3
2004
Q4
2005
Q1
2005
Q2
2005
Q3
2005
Q4
2006
Q1
2006
Q2
2006
Q3
2006
Q4
2007
Q1
2007
Q2
2007
Q3
2007
Q4
2008
Q1
2008
Q2
2008
Q3
2008
Q4
(E)
Euro area Japan US
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… and the prospects for 2009 are bleak
Source: WEO (Jan 2009)
2.0
1.1
-1.6
1.6
2.6
1.0
-2.0
0.2
3.0
0.7
-2.8
0.2
2.7
0.6
-1.2
1.6
-3.0
-2.0
-1.0
0.0
1.0
2.0
3.0
4.0
Current WEO
2007 08 09 102007 08 09 10 United StatesUnited States
2007 08 09 102007 08 09 10 Euro areaEuro area
2007 08 09 102007 08 09 10 United KingdomUnited Kingdom
Real GDP Growth Rates(percent change)
2007 08 09 102007 08 09 10 CanadaCanada
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Global crisis is being transmitted to the Caribbean and DR through many channels:
Financial sector Remittances Tourism FDI External demand
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Financial contagion effectsFinancial contagion effects
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The Caribbean countries join the massive global selloff of stocks
Source: Jamaica Stock Exchange, Eastern Caribbean Securities Exchange, Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Limited and Barbados Stock Exchange Inc.
Trinidad & Tobago Stock Exchange Market Index
700
800
900
1000
1100
1200
1300
Jamaican Stock Exchange Market Index
70000
75000
80000
85000
90000
95000
100000
105000
110000
115000
120000
Barbados Stock Exchange Market Index
3200
3400
3600
3800
4000
4200
4400
4600
J an-07
Mar May J ul Sep Nov J an-08
Mar May J ul Sep Nov J an-09
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Borrowing costs have increased sharply
Source: LCSPE Database
Sovereign Spreads EMBI Global
0
200
400
600
800
1000
1200
1400
1600
1800
2000
11/0
2/07
12/0
2/07
01/0
2/08
02/0
2/08
03/0
2/08
04/0
2/08
05/0
2/08
06/0
2/08
07/0
2/08
08/0
2/08
09/0
2/08
10/0
2/08
11/0
2/08
12/0
2/08
01/0
2/09
02/0
2/09
03/0
2/09
Belize DR LAC Jamaica
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Credit ratings have been downgraded in the region
Source: LCSPE Database
Foreign Currency Ratings
Countrty Agency Change From To Date
Moody's downgrade rating B1 B2 3/4/2009
Fitch downgrade rating B+ B 11/18/2008
S&P downgrade outlook Stable Negative 10/21/2008
S&P downgrade rating B+ B 12/23/2008
Fitch downgrade outlook Positive Stable 9/25/2008
Bahamas S&P downgrade outlook Stable Negative 11/24/2008
Belize Moody's upgrade rating Caa1 B3 2/10/2009
Dominican Rep.
Jamaica
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Access to credit is declining...
Source: Central Banks and IMF IFS.
Domestic Credit to the Private Sector
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
Jan-
07
Fe
b-07
Mar
-07
Apr
-07
May
-07
Jun-
07
Jul-0
7
Aug
-07
Sep
-07
Oct
-07
No
v-07
De
c-07
Jan-
08
Fe
b-08
Mar
-08
Apr
-08
May
-08
Jun-
08
Jul-0
8
Aug
-08
Sep
-08
Oct
-08
No
v-08
De
c-08
An
nu
al %
ch
ang
e
Jamaica OECS GuyanaDominican Republic Trinidad & Tobago BelizeBarbados Bahamas Suriname
DR
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RemittancesRemittances
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Remittances are a significant source of income, particularly in Guyana, Jamaica and DR…
Source: IMF-WEO. Note: Data refer to 2007 for all countries except Barbados, which refers to 2006
Remittances, share in GDP
18.8
9.3
6.2 5.94.5 4
2.3 1.4 0.9 0.7 0.5 0.3
20.9
0
5
10
15
20
25
Guy
ana
Jam
aica DR
Sur
inam
e
Bel
ize
Gre
nada
Bar
bado
s
A&
B
Dom
inic
a
St.
Vin
cent
St.
Kitt
s
T&
T
St.
Luc
ia
% o
f G
DP
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… but remittances have started to decline
Source: Central Banks.
Nov-08
-10.8
Jan-09
-14.9-25
-20
-15
-10
-5
0
5
10
15
20
25
Jan-
07
Mar
May Ju
l
Sep
Nov
Jan-
08
Mar
May Ju
l
Sep
Nov
Jan-
09
An
nu
al c
han
ge
(%)
Dominican Republic
Jamaica
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TourismTourism
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Caribbean countries, particularly the OECS, Bahamas and Barbados, rely heavily on tourism
Note: Data refer to average of the two latest available years. Source: IMF - WEO
Tourism, share in GDP3332
29
2523 23
2017 17
12
4 4 3
41
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
45
% o
f G
DP
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The crisis is hitting tourism arrivals in the whole region, with negative growth since Oct 2008.…
Source: One Caribbean.org.
T&T, St Vincent and the Grenadines and Guyana have not been included because data is available only until Jul, Aug and May respectively (so impact of crisis is not evident)
-30
-20
-10
0
10
20
30
Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
An
nu
al c
han
ge
(%)
Antigua y Barbuda Barbados
Belize Dominican Republic
Grenada Guyana
Jamaica St.Lucia
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Foreign Direct InvestmentForeign Direct Investment
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FDI ratios are very high in the region but they are expected to decline…
Net FDI, as GDP% 200730.8
15.6
28.1
30.8
25.4
21.1
14.2
16.1
3.8 3.9 3.7
8.7
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
A&B Dominica Grenada St. Kitts St. Lucia St. Vincent Guyana Jamaica T&T Suriname DR Belize
Source: Central Banks and IMF. *Prelimanary data or projections.
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There are indications that FDI is slowing, with tourism projects put on hold… Baha Nar, a US$2.6 billion project in Nassau, which
would have employed 4,400 building workers has been stopped.
Mayaguana, US$1.8 billion resort, in Bahamas on hold
Grenada: Major tourism projects on hold (US$262 m) Jamaica, St. Lucia, Anguilla, Grenada projects halted.
DR, authorities have confirmed a large mining investment for 2009
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External demand effects - TradeExternal demand effects - Trade
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In DR, Exports have recently started a sharp contraction
Table 1: Exports by Main Destination (percent) 2006 2007 2008
USA 32 30 23 Haiti 10 6 13 EU 5 15 27 29 China 4 3 3 Japan 2 4 2 Other Countries 37 29 30 Source: LCSPE calculation on CEI-RD data. Note: data include only “national” export flows and excludes exports by the Free Trade Zones.
Evolution of trade (in value)
500
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000
3500
4000
4500
5000
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006* 2007* 2008
valu
e in
US$
National Exports Free Trade Zone Exports
D o m in ic an R e p . M ain e x p o rt s d e s ti n ati o n s (% )
U S A (8 0 )
EU (1 0 )
C A N (1 .5 )
K O R (1 .2 )
M EX (1 .0 4 )
D EU (0 .9 )
JP N (0 .7 8 )
C A F TA 5 (0 .7 7 )
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Growth is expected to slow in 2009…the outlook is difficult, with risks mainly on the downside…
Source: IMF and Press releases
Real GDP Growth (percentage change)
-3.0
-1.0
1.0
3.0
5.0
7.0
9.0
11.0
Guy
ana
Jam
aica
OE
CS
aver
age
Bel
ize
Trin
idad
&T
obag
o
Bar
bado
s
Bah
amas
Sur
inam
e
Dom
inic
anR
epub
lic
2007 2008 2009 2010
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Employment is responsive to growth cycles in the region…
Employment-growth elasticity differs across countries and years
Source: ILO (KILM)
Elasticity of Employment to total GDP
0.0
0.2
0.4
0.6
0.8
1.0
1.2
1.4
Bahamas DR Guyana Jamaica Suriname T&T
Ela
stic
ity o
f Em
ploy
men
t
1993-97 1997-01 2001-05
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Policy ChallengesPolicy Challenges
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Fiscal challenges
Fiscal deficits remain high in many countries Debt burdens are high Fiscal space is limited Revenues dependent on commodities in some
countries
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Fiscal space is limited, with high ridigity in expenditures….
Source: National Statistics and IMF
Fixed expenditure (Wages, Interests and Pensions when available) as a share of Total Revenue - 2007
7670
61 6054 51 49
38
0
10
20
30
40
50
60
70
80
Jamaica Antigua yBarbuda
St. Vincent St. Kitts St. Lucia Dominica Grenada Guyana
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In DR, the currency depreciated, and NIR have declined….
Source: Central Banks, IFS and LCSPE Database.
Jamaica
1500
1600
1700
1800
1900
2000
2100
2200
2300
2400
2500
NIR
in U
S$
Milli
ons
50
55
60
65
70
75
80
85
JD$/
US
$
NIR Exchange Rate
Guyana
0
50
100
150
200
250
300
350
400N
IR in
US
$ M
illion
s
175
185
195
205
215
225
235
245
255
265
275
G$/
US
$
NIR Exchange Rate
Trinidad and Tobago
0
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
NIR
in U
S$
Milli
ons
0
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
TT
$/U
S$
NIR Exchange Rate
Dominican Republic
0
500
1,000
1,500
2,000
2,500
3,000
NIR
in U
S$
Milli
ons
30
31
32
33
34
35
36
DR
$/U
S$
NIR Exchange Rate
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…finally some good news: inflation pressures easing due to slowdown in commodity prices
Source: IMF IFS.
0
5
10
15
20
25
2007
M01
2007
M03
2007
M05
2007
M07
2007
M09
2007
M11
2008
M01
2008
M03
2008
M05
2008
M07
2008
M09
2008
M11
2009
M01
An
nu
al c
han
ge
(%)
Bahamas Barbados DR Jamaica T&T Guyana
-1
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
2007
M01
2007
M03
2007
M05
2007
M07
2007
M09
2007
M11
2008
M01
2008
M03
2008
M05
2008
M07
2008
M09
2008
M11
An
nu
al c
ha
ng
e (
%)
Belize Dominica St. Kitts St. Lucia St. Vincent
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What are Governments Doing?What are Governments Doing?
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Policy responses to the crisis
Source: ECLAC, “The reactions of Latin American and Caribbean governments to the international crisis: an overview of policy measures up to 30 January 2009”.
Measures by countryMonetary and
financial policyFiscal policy
Exchange-rate and external trade policy
Sectoral policies
Employment and social
policies
Jamaica x x x x xDominican Republic xHaiti x xBahamas x xBarbados x x xBelize x xGuyana xAntigua & Barbuda x xDominica x x xGrenada x x xSt. Kitts & Nevis x x xSt. Lucia x xSt. Vincent & the Grenadines x x
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Some Thoughts on What Governments Can Do?
Avoid irreversible damage, that is actions that prevent Malnutrition Withdrawing children from schools Basic and preventive health interruptions
Smart spending/stimulate without destroying Crisis as an opportunity
Leverage crisis to build consensus around key policy reforms
focus on medium and longer term recovery path target elimination of inefficiencies in both public and
private sectors
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Smart spending/stimulate without destroying
Government could: Leverage existing programs (e.g. expand existing safety nets) Focus subsidies (e.g energy subsidies in DR) Improve expenditure procedures and fiscal transparency in order to
ensure that increased public spending is well targeted Where there is fiscal room, accelerate existing public investment
projects and maintanance spending but avoid starting large new projects
increase the scope of automatic stabilizers. eg. make taxes progressive
Governments should avoid Subsidies to specific industries Increases in minimum wages Increases in public wages or increases in public employment
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World Bank Support Financing – crisis response
Financing to scale up well-targeted safety net programs from ongoing (e.g. Jamaica $40 million PATH project) or new projects
Budget support based on policy programs (pipeline: DR, Grenada?) that are aimed at maintaining macrostability while protecting the poor
Medium term response – AAA, TA, lending for Strengthened social protection systems Improved competitiveness and growth Strengthened governance and public financial management
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Thank youThank you