Swaziland: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

January 31, 2003

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Swaziland: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2003) accessed December 26, 2024

Summary

This Selected Issues paper describes recent economic developments in Swaziland and discusses some of the key issues that have a bearing on the economic outlook and policy debate. The paper examines developments with regard to output and inflation, fiscal policy, monetary policy and financial markets, and the external sector. It elaborates the economic impact of HIV/AIDS. The sources of GDP growth and the outlook are analyzed. The paper also examines the issue of external competitiveness, and describes the finances of the Public Service Pensions Fund.

Subject: Commercial banks, Expenditure, External debt, Foreign exchange, Health, HIV and AIDS, Pension spending, Real effective exchange rates

Keywords: Africa, AIDS health expenditure, CR, Growth performance, HIV and AIDS, ISCR, Pension spending, Real effective exchange rates, Section III, Section IV, Section VI, Southern Africa, Swaziland, Swaziland's advantage

Publication Details

Pages:

118
Volume:

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DOI:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2003/022
Stock No:

1SWZEA0022003
ISBN:

9781451836097
ISSN:

1934-7685

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