The Chamber is being strategic in this way, for clearly, understanding one’s starting point and initial conditions is just as important as defining one’s final destination. The economy at large Let me begin therefore with the economy at large. It is tempting to simply cite the array of indicators that show that the macro-economy is strong.
In 2013, we again saw the convergence of high growth and stable prices as the country posted a real gross domestic product growth rate of 7.2 percent amid an inflation of three percent. This is on top of the real GDP growth of 6.8 percent and a 3.2 percent inflation rate in 2012.