NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SURVEY 62; MALAGASY REPUBLIC; THE ECONOMY

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62 /GS /E
Malacra-Moy Republic
August 1973
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE SURVEY
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CONTENTS
This chapter superseder the economic coverage in
the General Survey dated August 1968.
A. Economic appraisal
1
4 B. Structure of the economy
2
1. Agriculture, fisheries, and forestry
2
a. Terrain and climate
2
b. Land use
2
c. Agriculture
3
(1) Rice
4
(2) Coffee
4
(3) Manilla
5
(4) Sugar
5
(5) Tobacco
5
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Fig. 1
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J (6) Cloves
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C. Economic policy and development
9
(7) Sisal
6
1. Policy
Fig. S
(8) Other cash crops
6
a. Government finance
10
9 Staple food crops s
P p
6
b. Money and banking
it
d. Livestock
6
2. Manpower
e. Fisheries and forestry
7
2. Fuels and power
7
D. International economic relations
12
I Minerals and ,netals
8
1. Foreign trade
12
4. Manufacturing and construction
8
2. Balance of payments
12
5. Domestic trade
9
3. Foreign sid
13
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Fig. 1
Economic indicators chart)
1
Fig. 7
Economically active. population
Fig. 2
Gross domestic pr,)d -,;t chart)
2
Fig. S
table)
External trade Valance (chart)
11
12
Fig. 3
Economic activi'y (mah)
3
Fig. 9
Exports of principal commodities
Fig. 4
Estimated land use (chart)
3
(table)
13
Fig. 10
Direction of foreign trade table)
13
Fig. 5
Production of main crops table)
4
Fig. 11
Balance of payments table)
14
Fig. 6
Consolidated budget table)
10
Fig. 12
Foreign aid receipts table)
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The Economy
A. Economic appraisal (U /OU)
'I'lle mal;tgas Hcpul>lic, chiclt octopi ution. is
another major source of foreign fioanc�in,g. Of the 18
\fric�on notions Isso(-iACd stilh llle HC. \lo(lagasc� ;,r
has he114itcd most froth EDF credits. During the
period 1959-70- FIT c�reclil con11nitn1e111s to
\laclagascor tolale(1 ;ghoul 81011 million. Sono� O
I "'DF assisted 1lrojec�ls. primorils for the (It vrlop,I,(�It
of ogricultirrc ;md inlraslruclnrc inl ;tiul roods l,�c
hcci, collIpIcted or arc in projjt-o'.
Olht�r foreign tinu11ci;tl tssislancc l,us
co111n1ittcd I ;,r to si,ec�ializccl I,ro"r ;iris. The
hiked Nations, either throat i the l \.I).P. ur
through the sIwci ;,Iizccl ucncics. hw, f InI I-(1 ltIII s
1)nitmriI (o I,ront(,te drclol,nl(�nl of uricultr,rc.
I(uestI-\. and bier foc�iIiIics. 'I'hc Incscnt l .S. \II)
In�ogr;11n is conc�enlratecl on li\(�, :ock. i ;IilrO iId". ;111(1
continu11icolions. \II) self -hell, lu11cls ha\c ;ivenu!cd
ahotrl 5100,000 nu11rr;t11\ 311 re(cnl goes. In ilddilion.
\II) contrihutes ahont 8500.00o I,cr cror ill I'.I.. I'm
supplies to school fec(lin,g I',rognin,s operated h(
Ciltholic� Beliel' tiersices. sine it p.irlicilr,iles in other
ItroLrmns operate(I hs Church World tier\ ices ;111(1 the
l'iiitcd \atiotls World Food Program. In Dec�cniher
1972, the World Bank ;ipprosr(I o S:iU nlilliorl loon to
\lmfagosc.ir to finance the cic\clul,incnt of its road
net cork.
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CON[ DENTIAL
FIGURE 11. Balance of payments (U /OU)
(Millions of U.S. dollars)
1967
196s
1969
11170
Goods and service
Export. (f.o.U.1
92.7
103.3
105.2
1 15.2
Imports c.i.f.)
129.5
151 .7
170. -1
170.11
Trade balance
:36. S
iS A
65.
25
Net services
!1.9
16,0
1.0
Balance on goods and services.........
26.9
-61..1
66.2
:31.7
Unrequited tran:f.�rs
:3:3.6
19.11
iS.2
50.9
Private
I.1
7.9
S.5
10.1
Government
35.0
11 7
:3!1.7
M.'s
\(ntnonetary capital:
Goveri.nient, net
1.0
5.7
5.1
1i.3
Private, m
2 2
1.1
2.7
u. 1
Balance on capital account...........
:3.2
6.S
7.ti
6.7
Errors and omission.
15.1;
2.:3
1 .6
2.1
Allocation of SDK's
:3. 1
Net balance of payments
-:i.7
111.3
-5 .6
2:3.9
Not pertinent.
FIGURE 12. Foreign aid receipts (U /OU)
(Millions of U.S. dollars)
196;
196.
1969
1970
Grants:
Franc( .e
30.S
21.S
20.S
21.1
FA C
S.0
d.3
2.3
2.1
Budget contribution
Ii.6
5.S
1.5
:3.7
Technical assistance
11.7
9.6
S."
10.7
Utlu
1.5
0.1
:i.3
1.:3
European Development hind
111.!1
10.;
12.11
11.9
I'nited Nations and other.
1. 1
6.5
6.6
's,5
Total gnutts
Ili. 1
12.0
10.0
-11 .5
Loads:
France
3.2
0.0
1.3
0.0
World Bank Group
0.-1
l.ti
3.1
6. .1
United States
0.0
0. 1
1.7
0.9
Kest German.
1
0.0
1 .9
11.6
Israel
0.t1
0.0
1.0
t1.1
Total loans
1.6
2.0
!1.11
5.0
Grand total
50.7
1d.0
19.0
�19.5
*Fund for Aid and Cooperation.
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