THE Central Bank of Swaziland (CBS) has predicted a growth rate of only 2,5% for 1999/2000, the Swazi Observer reported on Wednesday. The CBS director of research, Cleopas Dlamini, was quoted as saying that growth was down by 0,5% from last year when Swaziland registered a growth rate of about 3%. Dlamini said that one of the main reasons for the lower growth rate was the slowdown in foreign direct investment in the country. “We have had no new foreign investment flowing into the country and thus our economy is not advancing,” he said.