More Dependent On External Financing

Antigua & Barbuda's balance of payments situation remains very shaky as widening goods trade deficits are set to push the current account further into the red. With foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows likely to remain subdued over the medium term, we caution that the stability of the islands' external accounts will be increasingly reliant on external financing and the support of political allies including Venezuela.

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