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Lesotho’s Garment Exports : Attracting Foreign Direct Investment

Lesotho has built a small but significant manufacturing sector, representing about 18 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). During the past decade, the sector has increased 14-fold, an exceptional achievement by African standards. This growth wa...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Riley, Thyra
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
AGRICULTURE
BONDED WAREHOUSE
CENTRAL BANK
COMPARATIVE ADVANTAGE
CUSTOMS UNION
DOLLAR VALUE
EMPLOYMENT
EPZ
EQUIPMENT
EXCHANGE RATE
EXCHANGE RATES
EXPORT MARKETS
EXPORTER
EXPORTERS
EXPORTS
EXTERNAL TRADE
FIXED INVESTMENTS
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FOREIGN INVESTORS
GDP
GDP PER CAPITA
GENERAL SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
HOLDING
INCOME
INSTITUTIONAL DEVELOPMENT
INSTITUTIONAL ENVIRONMENT
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL STATISTICS
INVESTMENT ENVIRONMENT
INVESTMENT PROCESS
INVESTMENT PROMOTION
ISSUANCE
LABOR COSTS
LABOR FORCE
LABOR RELATIONS
MINIMUM WAGE
MINIMUM WAGES
MONETARY FUND
MULTIPLIER EFFECT
NATURAL RESOURCE
NOMINAL WAGES
OUTPUT
POTENTIAL INVESTMENT
PREFERENTIAL ACCESS
PRODUCTIVITY
REMITTANCES
RETURN
RETURNS
TAX
TAX CODE
TAX RATE
TAXATION
TRADE POLICY
UNEMPLOYMENT
VALUE OF OUTPUT
WAGE INCREASES
WAGE POLICY
WAGE RATES
WAGES
WORKER PRODUCTIVITY
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/01/12866434/lesothos-garment-exports-attracting-foreign-direct-investment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9908

Internet

http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/01/12866434/lesothos-garment-exports-attracting-foreign-direct-investment
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/9908

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