01762cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF009250 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451836127 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. The Kingdom of Swaziland : 2006 Article IV Consultation; Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2007. 1 online resource (34 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This 2006 Article IV Consultation highlights that Swaziland's economic performance has remained weak with growth averaging only 2 percent since 2000, owing to a substantial real appreciation of the lilangeni during 2002-04, erosion of trade preferences, recurrent drought, and stagnant investment. Over that same period, rising government expenditures, especially on the wage bill, undermined fiscal sustainability and reduced foreign reserves to critically low levels. Poverty has escalated in the face of high and rising unemployment, food shortages, and the world's highest HIV/AIDS infection rate. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2007/132 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2007/132/002.2007.issue-132-en.xml IMF e-Library