IMF Staff Country Reports

Kingdom of Lesotho: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

April 21, 2008

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Summary

The challenge of achieving broad-based growth in Lesotho is discussed. Economic growth is inconsistent. Lesotho is highly dependent on trade with South Africa. The sources of growth in Lesotho using a social accounting matrix model and a growth-accounting framework are outlined. The main constraints to growth and private investment and current policy initiative to promote broad-based growth and private investment are analyzed. The various methods employed suggest that there is neither external stability nor significant evidence of exchange rate misalignment.

Subject: Exchange rates, Foreign exchange, Income, National accounts, Purchasing power parity, Real effective exchange rates, Real exchange rates

Keywords: Africa, Competitiveness rank Lesotho, CR, Doing business indicator, Exchange rate, Exchange rates, Firms in Lesotho, Income, ISCR, Lesotho, Purchasing power parity, Real effective exchange rates, Real exchange rates, Sub-Saharan Africa, Textile export, Textile sector

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    68

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2008/135

  • Stock No:

    1LSOEA2008001

  • ISBN:

    9781451823875

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685