The Kingdom of Swaziland: 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director
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Volume 2007
Issue 132
Publication date: March 2007
ISBN: 9781451836127
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Business and Economics , Health and Fitness , Banks and Banking , Exports and Imports , Public Finance , ISCR , CR , government , Swaziland , SACU revenue , Swazi authorities , SACU windfall , Swazi authority , SACU tariff revenue , government of Swaziland , HIV and AIDS , International reserves , Imports , Africa
Summary
This 2006 Article IV Consultation highlights that Swaziland’s economic performance has remained weak with growth averaging only 2 percent since 2000, owing to a substantial real appreciation of the lilangeni during 2002–04, erosion of trade preferences, recurrent drought, and stagnant investment. Over that same period, rising government expenditures, especially on the wage bill, undermined fiscal sustainability and reduced foreign reserves to critically low levels. Poverty has escalated in the face of high and rising unemployment, food shortages, and the world’s highest HIV/AIDS infection rate.
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