Kingdom of Lesotho: 2025 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report
International Monetary Fund
No 2025/267, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund
Abstract:
Lesotho has long struggled with low growth, high unemployment, and widespread poverty. The country’s government-led growth model has resulted in an economy heavily reliant on inefficient public spending, with a small and undiversified private sector that has been stifled by restrictive regulations and lack of access to finance. This has led to low private investment, declining competitiveness, and high informality. In office for almost three years, the government’s fragile coalition has struggled to pass any meaningful reform through Parliament.
Keywords: Revenue services Lesotho; IMF staff calculation; PFM hackathon; PFM financial risk assessment; SACU transfer; Act amendment; Capital spending; Africa; Global; Southern Africa; East Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 89
Date: 2025-09-18
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