Financial Inclusion in Eswatini: What is Driving the Adoption of Mobile Money?
Abstract Mobile money has gained increasing importance and prominence in many sub-Saharan African countries and as a result, it is seen as a possible key to fast-tracking financial inclusion in developing countries including Eswatini. Although financial inclusion rates have improved considerably in Eswatini, the adoption…
Inequality of Opportunities in Education in Eswatini
Abstract This study quantifies inequality of opportunity in education in Eswatini using Multiple Indicator Cluster and Demographic and Housing Surveys. Using the “ex-ante” approach, the study identifies potential sources of inequality at all levels of the general education system in Eswatini and how these interplay…
POST COVID-19 KINGDOM OF ESWATINI ECONOMIC RECOVERY PLAN OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED
Post COVID-19 Kingdom of Eswatini Economic Recovery Plan Officially Launched by His Excellency The Right Honourable Prime Minister Mr. Ambrose M. Dlamini. Carving the path to a private sector-led economy. For more information please click on link below for a copy of; The Post COVID-19 Kingdom of Eswatini…
The Economic Benefits of Vocational Education and Training in the Kingdom of Eswatini
Abstract This study assesses the economic benefits of the Government of Eswatini’s investment to technical vocational education and training (TVET) from 2005 to 2017. TVET Graduates from 12 public TVET Institutions have been tracked to uncover their absorbability in the labour market and, or self-employment….
Implications of migration to cost-reflective tariffs in Eswatini’s electricity sector
Abstract: The study investigates the possible impacts of migrating to cost reflective tariffs in Eswatini’s electricity sector. This involves assessing the electricity consumptions patterns of the different electricity customer categories in relation to the electricity tariffs to estimate potential responses to future price changes that…
Harnessing the Demographic Dividend to Fast-Track Industrialisation: A Case in the ICT sector
Abstract Eswatini ranks very low in the Global Competitiveness Index (GCI). Conceivably, this draws from the fact that Eswatini is a consumer of goods and services produced from outside the economy. In this paper, we use data from the GCI, International Telecommunications Union (ITU), and…
Innovation in Eswatini: past, present, and future prospects
Abstract Innovation is a catalyst for social and economic development and as such a precondition for progress. Given the need to increase economic activity and expand GDP in Eswatini, this study documents the history of innovation in Eswatini and assesses the potential for the traditional…
Economic Impact Analysis of Credit Guarantee Schemes in Eswatini: A Case of the Small Scale Enterprise Loan Guarantee Scheme (SSELGS)
Using data from 315 beneficiaries of the Small Scale Enterprise Loan Guarantee Scheme, this study assesses the impact of the Small Scale Loan Guarantee Scheme. The study assessed both the financial and economic additionality of the scheme. The study used a structured questionnaire and face-to-face…
Exploring the relationship between unemployment and mental illness among the youth in selected communities of Eswatini.
Studies have demonstrated that the effects and consequences of a lack of work has detrimental effects on one’s mental health. With high levels of youth unemployment presenting a threat to the country’s efforts to sustainable economic development the study seeks to understand the link between…
Stokvels: An Instrument for Income Generation and Wealth Creation?
Stokvels are increasingly being recognised as a solution to contribute to income generation and wealth creation, especially amongst low-income earners who are excluded from the formal financial markets. This study investigates the contribution of stokvels to income generation and wealth creation in Eswatini focusing on…