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The Kingdom of Swaziland: 2008 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director
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IMF Staff Country Reports
Volume/Issue:
Volume 2008: Issue 356
Language:
English
Publication Date:
03 Nov 2008
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451836165.002
ISBN:
9781451836165
ISSN:
1934-7685
Pages:
52
Keywords:
ISCR; CR; government; Swazi authorities; current account; Swaziland; government priority; regime of the Common Monetary Authority; authorities' effort; broad money; banking soundness indicator; money market; HIV and AIDS; Government finance statistics; Africa; Southern Africa; Global; SACU revenue; inflation rate; Inflation
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The Article IV Consultation with the Kingdom of Swaziland discusses efforts to broaden the tax base and improve tax administration, in particular through the introduction of a value-added tax and the establishment of a Revenue Authority. The depreciation of the nominal exchange rate along with the South African rand, to which it is pegged, impacted positively on the export sector. Prompt and automatic pass-through of international price increases would also help depoliticize price adjustments.
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Cover IMF Staff Country Reports
IMF Staff Country Reports
ISSN:
1934-7685
Publisher:
International Monetary Fund
Volume 2008: Issue 356