TY  - BOOK
ED  - International Monetary Fund,
TI  - Botswana: 2014 article 4 consultation-staff report ; and press release
T2  - IMF Country Reports
SN  - 1498398642
AV  - HD82 .B687 2014eb
U1  - 338.9 23
PY  - 2014///
CY  - Washington, D.C.
PB  - International Monetary Fund
KW  - Economic development
KW  - Botswana
KW  - Economic indicators
KW  - Fiscal policy
KW  - Développement économique
KW  - Indicateurs économiques
KW  - Politique fiscale
KW  - BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
KW  - Industries
KW  - General
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - fast
KW  - Electronic books
N1  - 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; 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; 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
N2  - 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
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