01820cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF014843 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781498315838 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. African Dept. South Africa : Staff Report for the 2014 Article IV Consultation. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2014. 1 online resource (93 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 2014 Article IV Consultation highlights that South Africa's growth has slowed in recent years, specifically relative to other emerging markets. Although weak trading partners' growth contributed to the slowdown, increasingly binding structural constraints, such as protracted strikes and electricity constraints, have been important factors. Unemployment remains high at 25.5 percent. Notwithstanding expenditure discipline, the general government budget deficit was 4.5 percent of GDP in 2013, and public debt rose to 45 percent of GDP from 27 percent in 2008. The outlook is lackluster with considerable risks. Growth is projected to slow to 1.4 percent in 2014 and rebound only modestly to 2.1 percent in 2015 on improved industrial relations. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2014/338 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2014/338/002.2014.issue-338-en.xml IMF e-Library