VOL. XXXVII

NO. 21

21-FEBRUARY-1994

Financial and Banking News

Economic Indicators

The Budget for 1992-93

The projected deficit for 1992-93 was equivalent to about 4% of GDP, which iswithin prudential limits. Deficit financing continued to move towards a greaterreliance on local funding rather than foreign aid and loans. The 8.8% increasein expenditure projected for 1992-93 was the smallest in recent memory andreflects the government's success in reducing the overall rate of inflation.

 1992-93...