Second, the implementation capacity and weakness of institutions are still major obstacles. The need to inculcate professionalism, expertise, competence and systems to make the civil services meet the realities of the 21st century is being met through reforms but will take some time.
The challenges that our economy has faced over the past year or so have generated some downward pressures on the foreign exchange value of the dollar, which have contributed to the unwelcome rise in import prices and consumer price inflation.