Welcoming the assessment by the Caribbean Development Bank in its 1999 report that the economic performance of the Territory remained strong, with an increase in gross domestic product estimated at 8.7 per cent, reflecting strong growth in the tourism and construction sectors,
欢迎加勒比开发银行在其1999年报告中所作评估，即领土的经济表现仍然强劲，估计国内生产总值可增加8.7％，反映旅游业和建筑业的有力增长，