{"id":146702,"date":"2022-02-17T10:16:10","date_gmt":"2022-02-17T14:16:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=146702"},"modified":"2022-02-17T10:16:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-17T14:16:10","slug":"pm-browne-presents-proof-that-economy-grew-by-5-27-percent-in-2021","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/pm-browne-presents-proof-that-economy-grew-by-5-27-percent-in-2021\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Browne presents proof that economy grew by 5.27 percent in 2021"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Prime Minister Gaston Browne said:<\/strong><\/p>

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“Trevor claims that we published bogus growth figures and that he verified with ECCB, that the growth for 2021 was 1.67 percent.Who is the notorious Liar peddling fabrications:<\/p>\n

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Cabinet Notes said:<\/strong><\/p>

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“The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) has published a letter indicating that the estimated GDP Growth of the Antiguan and Barbudan Economy stands at 5.3% in 2021.<\/p>

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This is precisely the percentage growth published at year end by the ECCB.<\/p>\n

The Representative of Barbuda in the Parliament, made reference to a lower estimated growth rate published in June of 2021.”<\/p>

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MP Trevor Walker said:<\/strong><\/p>\n