Country Report Swaziland July 2009

Content

• Summary
• Basic data
• Political structure
• Economic structure: Annual indicators
• Economic structure: Quarterly indicators
• Outlook for 2009-10: Domestic politics
• Outlook for 2009-10: International relations
• Outlook for 2009-10: Policy trends
• Outlook for 2009-10: Fiscal policy
• Outlook for 2009-10: Monetary policy
• Outlook for 2009-10: International assumptions
• Outlook for 2009-10: Economic growth
• Outlook for 2009-10: Inflation
• Outlook for 2009-10: Exchange rates
• Outlook for 2009-10: External sector
• Outlook for 2009-10: Forecast summary
• The political scene: Supreme Court rules against party politics
• The political scene: Sive Siyinqaba proposes alternative voting system
• The political scene: Prominent human rights lawyer arrested
• Economic policy: Interest rates are cut further
• Economic policy: Two important bills are gazetted
• The domestic economy: Annual consumer price inflation falls to single digits
• The domestic economy: Foreign investment has slowed
• The domestic economy: Mining operations hit by weak international demand
• Foreign trade and payments: SACU surplus collection dispute goes to arbitration
• Foreign trade and payments: Mswati calls for greater trade co-operation