Lesotho; Selected Issues And Statistical Appendix

The Selected Issues paper provides an overview of trends, performance export growth, value added, and employment, account of the structure and evolution of Lesotho's textiles during the decade through 2002, and discusses future prospects and key issues. It analyzes the implications of the phasing-out of the African Growth and Opportunity Act and also reviews the HIV/AIDS situation in Lesotho. It discusses the current situation, the measures to enhance financial intermediation, and the Southern African Customs Union Arrangement and its effects on revenues. The paper also includes the summary of tax systems, July 2003, and the exchange trade system.

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Year of publication:	2004-02-05
Institutions:	International Monetary Fund (IMF) ; International Monetary Fund
Subject:	Economic conditions \| Statistics \| fdi \| market access \| rules of origin \| preferential market access \| export diversification \| foreign ownership \| foreign investors \| duty-free access \| imports of textiles \| investment climate \| competitive pressure \| global trade \| trade arrangements \| investment promotion \| global market \| direct investment \| free trade agreement \| trade preferences \| value of exports \| quota-free access \| import duty \| transition period \| foreign currency \| preferential trade \| multilateral trade negotiations \| preferential trade arrangements \| international trading \| trade agreement \| world trade \| export growth \| multilateral trade \| country of origin \| foreign investment law \| industrial countries \| member country \| trading system \| investment policy review \| foreign assets \| foreign investment \| global competitiveness \| increasing competition \| foreign exchange \| export market \| investment policy \| trade negotiations \| recent liberalization \| foreign direct investment \| world market \| free trade \| foreign ownership restrictions \| balance of payments \| export sector \| trade agreements \| world trade organization \| competitive position \| restrictive rules of origin \| quota- free access \| importing country \| liberalization of trade \| open markets

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Extent:	application/pdf
Series:	IMF Staff Country Reports.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Notes:	The text is part of a series IMF Staff Country Reports Number 04/23 9 pages long
Source:	RePEc - Research Papers in Economics

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