Annual Economic and Financial Review -December 2018

L I S T O F A C R O N Y M S A N D A B B R E V I A T I O N S

ABST - Antigua and Barbuda Sales Tax CBI/CIP

- Citizenship by Investment / Citizenship by Investment Programme

CPI - Consumer Price Index ECCB -

Eastern Caribbean Central Bank

ECCU

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Eastern Caribbean Currency Union

EU - European Union FDI -

Foreign Direct Investment

GDP - Gross Domestic Product IMF - International Monetary Fund M1 - Narrow Money M2 - Net Foreign Assets NFPE - Non-Financial Public Enterprises NFA -

Total Monetary Liabilities (Currency with the Public plus Deposits)

NIA - Nevis Island Administration NIS - National Insurance Services NPL - Non-performing Loans OPEC - Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries PSIP - Public Sector Investment Programme RGSM - Regional Government Securities Market

T-bill - Treasury Bills UK - United Kingdom US/USA

- United States of America

VAT - Value Added Tax WEO - World Economic Outlook