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C ommo nwe a l t h memb e r c o u n t r i e s Commonwealth Governance Handbook 2014/15 188 The Plan focuses on three issues: • Proximity to a large and sophisticated economy with advanced engineering, medicine, science and ICT • The need for a country with a relatively small population to diversify its economy and build export markets in neighbouring countries, and especially in the dominant economy in the region, South Africa – the Southern African Customs Union gives a potential market for 50 million people • The rapid emergence of a global knowledge economy, where growth and competitiveness depend on high-level skills, and the realisation that natural resources are dwindling and the climate changing; as such, future economic activity must be sustainable Governance The Plan has been prepared by a small technical team drawn from the Department of Economic Policy and Planning of the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning, supported by local and international experts from inside and outside government. The team has a secretariat and reports to a steering committee chaired by the Minister of Finance and Development Planning. The steering committee includes representatives of political, economic, youth, business, industrial, media, academic, labour, public service, civil society and faith organisations. Further information Lesotho Government Portal: www.gov.ls Commonwealth Secretariat: www.thecommonwealth.org Commonwealth Governance: www.commonwealthgovernance.org


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