IMF Staff Completes 2021 Article IV Mission to Botswana imf.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from imf.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
5th April 2021
The Botswana economy lost as much as P16.7 billion last year as output shrank on the wake of the deadly Covid-19 outbreak which affected economic activities, according to the economic health report released on Friday.
Statistics Botswana’s gross domestic product (GDP) data for the last quarter of 2020 shows that nominal GDP – which measures a country’s gross domestic product using current prices, without adjusting for inflation – declined from 2019’s economic value of P197.5 billion to P180.7 billion in 2020, down by 8.5 percent and in line with projections from the Finance ministry.
Though Finance and Economic Development minister Dr. Thapelo Matsheka had initially projected the economy to shrink by 13 percent, he later revised it to a forecasted 8.9 percent contraction.
A new Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan guides Oregon Parks and Recreation Department (OPRD) in removing physical barriers to park access over the next 25 years.
The ADA Transition Plan identifies barriers to parks and park programs for people with disabilities, and provides a roadmap for removing them. Identified barriers range from inaccessible picnic areas and restroom facilities to parking lots with limited accessible parking. The plan calls for remediation efforts to begin in July 2021.
âOPRD has already made great strides in providing access for people with disabilities, but thereâs much more to be done,â said ADA Coordinator Helena Kesch. âThe ADA Transition Plan moves the agency forward in improving parks so people with disabilities can enjoy them to the fullest. This aligns us with the law, and itâs also the right thing to do.â
by Marlon Madden
Officials of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) are warning that most Caribbean economies, especially those relying heavily on tourism, could suffer from significant long-term scarring as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
They have warned that urgent steps were therefore needed towards diversification of the tourism sector and engagement in sustainable use of ocean resources by increasing investment in shipping, fisheries and aquaculture.
This was outlined in a document prepared this month by Krishna Srinivasan, IMF Deputy Director in the Western Hemisphere; Sónia Muñoz, Division Chief of the Caribbean Division; and Ding Dong, IMF Deputy Division Chief of the Western Hemisphere in their March IMF country focus.
How COVID experts post-lockdown plan called for travel ban until September 2020 maltatoday.com.mt - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from maltatoday.com.mt Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.