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1 online resource (56 pages) : illustrations, tables. |
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polychrome |
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text file |
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IMF Country Report ; 14/204
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IMF country report ; 14/204.
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| Contents |
Cover; CONTENTS; RECENT DEVELOPMENTS, OUTLOOK, AND RISKS; A. Challenges and Opportunities; B. Current Conditions and Macroeconomic Policy Mix; C. Outlook and Risks; POLICY DISCUSSIONS; A. Policy Theme 1: Cost-Efficient and Growth-Friendly Fiscal Consolidation; B. Policy Theme 2: Strengthening the Monetary Regime, the Transmission Channel and Enhancing Financial Stability; C. Policy Theme 3: Raising Productivity-A Key Driver of Long-Term Growth Prospects; D. Other Surveillance Issues; STAFF APPRAISAL; FIGURES; 1. Botswana: Long-Term Economic Developments. |
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2. Botswana: Recent Economic Developments3. Financial Landscape in Middle Income Countries in Sub-Saharan Africa; 4. Botswana''s Progress on Competitiveness; TABLES; 1. Authorities' Response to Past IMF Policy Recommendations; 2. Risk Assessment Matrix (RAM); 3. Selected Economic and Financial Indicators, 2010-18; 4a. Central Government Operations, 2009/10-2017/18; 4b. Central Government Operations, 2009/10-2017/18 (GFSM 2001 Classification); 4c. Central Government Operations, 2009/10-2017/18 (GFSM 2001 Classification); 4d. Central Government Operations, 2009/10-2017/8. |
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4e. Central Government Operations, 2008/09-2017/185. Balance of Payments, 2010-2018; 6. Monetary Survey, 2010-2018; 7. Banking System Prudential Indicators, 2007-2013; APPENDIXES; I. External Stability and Competitiveness Assessment; II. Managing Inward Global Spillovers; CONTENTS; FUND RELATIONS; JOINT WORLD BANK AND IMF WORK PROGRAM; STATISTICAL ISSUES; TABLE; 1. Botswana: Common Indicators Required for Surveillance. |
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KEY ISSUESSetting: The seeds of good governance and prudent macroeconomic and naturalresources management planted by the Botswana authorities paid off with an impressive increase in the GDP per capita during the last three decades. However, as in many other small middle-income countries (SMICs) in the region, trend growth has softened in recent years, reflecting the decline in the contribution of total factor productivity (TFP) to growth which calls for policies to reduce structural bottlenecks in the economy. Current conditions and outlook: Botswana''s economy remains broadly internally and ex. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Economic development -- Botswana.
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Economic development. |
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Botswana. |
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Economic indicators -- Botswana.
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Economic indicators. |
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Fiscal policy -- Botswana.
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Fiscal policy. |
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Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Botswana : 2014 article 4 consultation-staff report; and press release. Washington, District of Columbia : International Monetary Fund, ©2014 54 pages IMF country report ; 14/204 9781498337922 |
| ISBN |
1498398642 (e-book) |
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9781498398640 (electronic book) |
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9781498337922 |
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