St.Kitts and Nevis Economy Is Region’s Strongest, IMF Says

国际货币基金组织评价圣基茨经济：加勒比地区最强

The St. Kitts and Nevis economy has grown around 6 percent annually over the last two years, becoming the strongest in the Caribbean region “by far,” the International Monetary Fund said Monday.

国际货币基金组织周一表示：在过去的两年里，圣基茨经济以每年6%左右的速度增长，已经成为“目前”加勒比地区最强大的经济体。

“Macro economic conditions improved significantly over 2013 and 2014. The economy recorded two years of strong growth, averaging about 6 percent per year, the strongest inthe region by far,” the IMF said in a statement.

IMF的一份报告中说道：“（圣基茨和尼维斯）宏观经济状况在2013和2014年得到了显著提升。圣基茨和尼维斯经济两年来增长势头强劲，每年增速约为6%，是目前加勒比地区最强的。”

A team from the IMF visited the country June 8-19 to conduct the 2015 Article IVConsultation.

IMF派出团队于6月8日至6月19日对圣基茨和尼维斯进行访问，并进行了第四条款磋商。

The team found that employment expanded by 23 percent over the two years, while in flation has remained low.

访问团调查显示，过去两年内圣基茨和尼维斯就业率增长了23%，通货膨胀率仍然保持较低水平。

“The outlook for 2018 remains positive, although the pace of expansion is expected to moderate to about 4.5 percent,” the IMF said.

“虽然增长速度有可能放缓到4.5%，但2018年前景依然十分乐观。”IMF表示。

“St.Kitts and Nevis is at a turning point, where it has the opportunity toestablish itself on a sustainable long-term growth path. This will require difficult decisions and careful choices to preserve the hard-earned gains,” the IMF said.

“圣基茨和尼维斯正处于转折点上，有走上可持续的长期发展道路的机遇，也需要做出艰难抉择来保护这些来之不易的成果。”