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Struc tura l E c o no mic T ra nsfo rma tio n T he K ing do m o f E swa tini Ma rc h 2019 Pre se nte d b y Ms. Po rtia Dla mini I ntro duc tio n Ove r the pa st de c a de , e c o no mic g ro wth, inve stme nt, a nd e xpo rts ha ve


  1. Struc tura l E c o no mic T ra nsfo rma tio n T he K ing do m o f E swa tini Ma rc h 2019 Pre se nte d b y Ms. Po rtia Dla mini

  2. I ntro duc tio n  Ove r the pa st de c a de , e c o no mic g ro wth, inve stme nt, a nd e xpo rts ha ve slo we d do wn in E swa tini, while the b usine ss e nviro nme nt ha s a t b e st sta g na te d, une mplo yme nt ha s rise n, pro duc tio n a nd e xpo rts ha ve no t dive rsifie d.  T he Na tio na l Industria l De ve lo pme nt Po lic y (2015 -2022) se ts o ut wha t the K ing do m o f E swa tini inte nds to a c hie ve in the a re a o f industria l de ve lo pme nt to wa rds a tta inme nt o f Visio n 2022 ta rg e ts. T he Po lic y is a lig ne d to the Co ste d Ac tio n Pla n fo r the imple me nta tio n o f the SADC Industria liza tio n Stra te g y a nd Ro a dma p.  T he visio n is “to a c hie ve struc tura l c ha ng e in E swa tini’ s g ro wth pa th thro ug h va lue a dditio n a nd dive rsific a tio n fo r a g lo b a lly c o mpe titive industria l b a se .”  It is impo rta nt fo r the c o untry to re invig o ra te its industria l se c to r, a nd this will b e a c hie ve d thro ug h c re a ting va lue c ha ins in va rio us se c to rs to e nsure struc tura l a nd e c o no mic tra nsfo rma tio n.

  3. Ob je c tive s  T o e nha nc e ma nufa c turing a nd se rvic e s se c to rs c o ntrib utio n to GDP to b e a b o ve 50% a nd inc re a se ma nufa c ture d e xpo rts b y 5%.  T o pro mo te dive rsific a tio n o f the c o untry’ s industria l a c tivitie s a nd inc re a se e mplo yme nt in the ma nufa c turing se c to r b y 5% pe r ye a r.  T o inc re a se utilisa tio n a nd b e ne fic ia tio n o f lo c a l a nd re g io na l ra w ma te ria ls in the pro duc tio n o f g o o ds fo r do me stic a nd e xpo rt ma rke ts b y 50%.  T o pro mo te b ro a d b a se d industria liza tio n pa th b y inc re a sing the pa rtic ipa tio n o f SMME s in the ma nufa c turing se c to r b y 10%.

  4. Po lic y I nte rve ntio ns  Sta nda rds, te c hnic a l re g ula tio ns a nd q ua lity infra struc ture . Re g ula to ry a nd Qua lity I nfra struc ture (Sta nda rds, Me tro lo g y, Qua lity Assura nc e , Ac c re dita tio n a nd T e c hnic a l Re g ula tio ns.  Pro mo ting industria l upg ra ding thro ug h inno va tio n, te c hno lo g y tra nsfe r a nd re se a rc h & de ve lo pme nt  L ib e ra liza tio n o f tra de in se rvic e s to a c c e le ra te industria liza tio n  Co mpe titio n  I nc e ntive s a nd T a riffs in I nve stme nt, T ra de a nd I ndustria lisa tio n  Suppo rt fo r va lue d a dditio n  De ve lo pme nt F ina nc e I nstitutio ns (DF I s)  SACU De ve lo pme nt F und

  5. T o p T e n E xpo rts - 2017  E sse ntia l o ils a nd re sino id; pe rfume ry, c o sme tic o r to ile pre pa ra tio ns  Sug a r a nd sug a r c o nfe c tio ne ry  Misc e lla ne o us c he mic a l pro duc ts  Artic le s o f a ppa re l a nd c lo thing a c c e sso rie s, knitte d o r c ro c he te d  Wo o d a nd a rtic le s o f wo o d; c ha rc o a l  Artic le s o f a ppa re l a nd c lo thing a c c e sso rie s, knitte d c ro c he te d  Pre pa ra tio n o f ve g e ta b le s, fruit, nuts o re o the r pa rts o f pla nt  Be ve ra g e s, spirits a nd vine g a r  Mine ra ls fue ls, mine ra ls o ils a nd pro duc ts o f the ir distilla tio n; b itumino us sub sta nc e s; mine ra ls wa xe s  Org a nic c he mic a ls

  6. Ma nufa c turing to GDP Ye ar Pe r c e ntage 2016 31% 2017 30% 2018 28%

  7. Na tio na l E xpo rt Stra te g y Ob je c tive s:  T o inc re a se the c o untry’ s e xpo rts thro ug h dive rsific a tio n a nd va lue a dditio n with a n ultima te ta rg e t o f inc re a sing c o ntrib utio n o f e xpo rts to GDP b y (5%);  T o stre ng the n e xisting re la tio nships with c urre nt e xpo rt ma rke ts to e nsure tha t E swa tini ta ke s full a dva nta g e o f pre fe re nc e s o ffe re d b y the se ma rke ts;  T o e xplo re ne w ma rke ts;  T o se c ure Swa zila nd’ s ke y inte re sts in tra de ne g o tia tio ns b y e nha nc ing the c o untry’ s tra de ne g o tia tio ns c a pa c ity;  T o e nha nc e ma rke t a c c e ss fo r E swa tini e xpo rts thro ug h b ra nding a nd impro ve d pro duc t q ua lity;  T o impro ve tra de fa c ilita tio n in o rde r to e xpe dite mo ve me nt o f g o o ds a nd se rvic e s;  T o a llo w fo r te c hno lo g ic a l inno va tio ns tha t will e nha nc e c o mpe titive ne ss o f Swa zila nd’ s e xpo rts b y e nsuring the use o f lo w c o st pro duc tio n me tho ds tha t do no t c o mpro mise the na tio na l o b je c tive o f e mplo yme nt c re a tio n.

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