The main thing we need from the international community is a better understanding of our reality, and support for these policies. Instead, the IMF, the rating agencies, the Basel  BIS central bankers’ speeches  1  Committee and the OECD have all taken well-meaning initiatives which have in some way threatened the success of our adjustment and growth strategy.
We are engaging with these bodies with a view to gaining greater voice to express the realities of economic policy making in SVOEs. We welcome the establishment of small states fora at the IMF and World Bank, the regional consultative groups of the Financial Stability Board, and the peer reviews of the Global Forum.