Botswana: Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

International Monetary Fund

No 2002/243, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: This Selected Issues paper and Statistical Appendix provides medium-term estimates of the cost of the government’s current anti-HTV/AIDS policies and programs in Botswana. The paper throws light on the policy challenges that Botswana authorities face in combating the crisis. The findings suggest that the cost of treating HIV/AIDS patients is likely to be high, about 10 percent of GDP, by 2010 (using the baseline estimates). The paper also analyzes Botswana’s approach to medium-term fiscal management.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; Botswana; rand; pula; government; therapy; rand movement; Botswana pula; antiretroviral therapy; AIDS patient; rand area; trade structure; HIV and AIDS; Asset prices; Stock markets; Budget planning and preparation; Exchange rates; Africa; Europe; Global; Southern Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 80
Date: 2002-11-05
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