国际货币基金组织（IMF）本周一表示，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。

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。”

IMF已派出团队于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。

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。

“虽然增长速度有可能放缓到4.5%，但2015年前景依然十分乐观。”IMF表示。

“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。”

原文:

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.

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

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

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

“The outlook for 2015 remains positive, although the pace of expansion is expected to moderate to about 4.5 percent,” the IMF said.

“St. Kitts and Nevis is at a turning point, where it has the opportunity to establish 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.