Botswana: 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Authorities for Botswana

July 3, 2007

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Botswana: 2006 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Staff Statement; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Authorities for Botswana, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2007) accessed September 20, 2024

Summary

The staff report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation on Botswana highlights economic developments and monetary and exchange rate policy. Botswana’s growth has been fueled by continued increases in diamond production; and real diamond output is projected to level off, and then decline sharply after about 15 years. Diversification of the economy will require implementation of substantial structural reforms, in particular the authorities’ planned reforms in labor markets, the investment environment, and the role of parastatals.

Subject: Education, Exchange rates, Expenditure, Income, Inflation, Inflation targeting, Monetary policy, National accounts, Prices

Keywords: Africa, Botswana, CR, Income, Inflation, Inflation data, Inflation expectation, Inflation objective, Inflation targeting, ISCR, Outturn, Price data, Staff appraisal, Sub-Saharan Africa

Publication Details

Pages:

49
Volume:

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Issue:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2007/227
Stock No:

1BWAEA2007002
ISBN:

9781451806458
ISSN:

1934-7685

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