Botswana : 2021 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Botswana.

Botswana entered the COVID-19 crisis with larger buffers than most countries, but significantly less than in the past. The country was contending with structural challenges, persistent negative external shocks and delays in adjustment that had already caused a significant weakening of international...

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Autor Corporativo: International Monetary Fund. African Dept
Formato: Revista
Idioma:English
Publicado: Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2021.
Series:IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2021/098
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Acceso en liña:Full text available on IMF
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