table of contents country data st vincent and the grenadines i glossary abbreviations acronyms ii introduction 1 summary government s development agenda 2 medium term prospects 4 current economic situation 7 overview 2000 2001 iii macroeconomic policy strategy institutional issues 9 monetary financial fiscal 11 3 debt management 12 civil service productivity 13 5 good governance 6 disaster mitigation 15 statistical production dissemination use for monitoring progress 16 iv strategies enhancing sectoral sources growth 17 tourism telecommunications information communication technology 19 agriculture 20 banana 21 non 22 root crops fruits vegetables 23 arrowroot 24 forestry land reform 25 fisheries 26 livestock 27 manufacturing 28 small enterprises sector offshore services 29 v cross cutting 31 private supporting infrastructure labour market