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 was due largely to an export boom of ready-made garments and footwear fueled by foreign investors coming principally from the Republic of South Africa and Asia. Lesotho's success in attracting export oriented...
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Lesotho's garment exports : attracting foreign direct investment
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promotional activity
Citation
Riley,Thyra A..
Lesotho's garment exports : attracting foreign direct investment (English). Africa Region findings ; no. 103 Washington, DC: World Bank. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/828191468003036761