Download or read book The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report written by International Monetary Fund and published by INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. This book was released on 2004-03-11 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report reviews the Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report for The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia. It summarizes the Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction Program (SDPRP), which is the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper for Ethiopia. The staff of the Bank and IMF considers that Ethiopia's efforts toward implementation of the strategy provide sufficient evidence of its continuing commitment to poverty reduction, and therefore the strategy continues to provide a credible framework for World Bank and IMF concessional assistance.
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Download or read book The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2006-01-30 with total page 8 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents a Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. Excessive domestic bank financing of the budget deficit could crowd out the private sector, increase pressure on reserve and inflation targets, and, given the already high levels of domestic debt, increase vulnerability to macroeconomic shocks. Public infrastructure investment recently increased substantially despite the lack of sound cost-benefit analysis. The strong pro-poor emphasis of government expenditure is paying off in terms of improvements in education and provision of health services.
Download or read book Ghana written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2004-07-16 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Joint Staff Assessment (JSA) of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report on Ghana evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of poverty reduction objectives and strategies. The 2003 Annual Progress Report (APR) of the authorities’ poverty reduction strategy provides a review of recent developments and outcomes under the first year of implementation. Structural reform in certain sectors, such as power and education, contributes toward the achievement of the goal of eliminating gender disparity in access to primary education.
Download or read book Kyrgyz Republic written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2004-07-15 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The attached Joint Staff Assessment (JSA) of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report on the Kyrgyz Republic highlights the poverty diagnosis and macroeconomic framework. Poverty developments have been particularly encouraging in the rural areas, where the majority of Kyrgyzstan’s poor live, with a relatively larger reduction in the poverty level, and reductions in extreme poverty and expenditure inequality. The IMF staff welcomes the work initiated to improve costing and prioritization and poverty analysis.
Download or read book Lesotho written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2003-06-19 with total page 4 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Joint Staff Assessment examines the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) Progress Report for Lesotho. Poverty monitoring and the medium-term macroeconomic framework are areas in which the government has made considerable progress. The government has taken a number of steps to ensure that the PRSP will be completed and presented to the IMF and World Bank by November 2003. The report indicates that the government and participating donors have guaranteed sufficient funds to complete the PRSP.
Download or read book Mali Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report written by International Monetary Fund and published by INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. This book was released on 2004-07-01 with total page 9 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents the Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) Annual Progress Report for Mali. Mali's first annual PRSP Progress Report presents a frank assessment of implementation of the PRSP. The Progress Report highlights Mali's macroeconomic and policy outcomes, strategies, and sector-specific poverty reduction activities during 2002-03. It reviews the overall context in which the strategy was being implemented. It also provides recommendations based on an assessment of strengths and weaknesses noted during implementation of the strategy.
Download or read book Republic of Madagascar written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2004-12-10 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents a Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report for Madagascar. The assessment reveals that following a strong noninflation growth performance in 2003, macroeconomic developments in 2004 have been affected by adverse exogenous shocks. Madagascar is making good progress in implementing its poverty reduction strategy, which is delivering results. Primary net enrolment rates have increased from about 70 percent in 2002 to 84 percent in 2003/04. The roads program has been successful and rehabilitated about 1,850 km of roads, a threefold increase over 2001.
Download or read book Rwanda written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2004-08-23 with total page 11 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines the Joint Staff Assessment of Rwanda’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) progress report. The authorities have showed continued commitment to privatization of public enterprises. Financial management reform is on track, as are established targets in the social sectors, particularly for education. Rwanda’s PRSP targets annual real GDP growth rates in the range of 7–8 percent a year in the near future, supported by improved agricultural productivity and an expansion in nonagricultural demand for goods and services.
Download or read book Ghana written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2003-05-19 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents the Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) Progress Report for Ghana. IMF staff believes that the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy overall provides a sound framework for implementing the government’s antipoverty agenda The strategy builds on creating favorable conditions for private-sector-led growth, improving the delivery of basic social services, and raising the efficiency of the public sector. To this end, the government intends to maintain a stable macroeconomic environment with moderate inflation, improve infrastructure and market access, and increase the availability and quality of basic health and education services.
Download or read book Senegal written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2005-03-31 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper presents the Joint Staff Advisory Note on Senegal’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report. Senegal’s poverty reduction strategy is built on four pillars that include wealth creation, capacity building, the provision of basic social services, and improving the living conditions of vulnerable groups. In spite of the economic slowdown caused by poor weather conditions in 2002, the government continued to focus on enhancing revenue mobilization, prudent public expenditures execution, and reallocation of public resources to social sectors.
Download or read book Ghana written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2009-08-03 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Joint Staff Advisory Note provides IMF staff advice on key priorities for strengthening the Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS II) for Ghana and for ensuring its effective implementation. It highlights critical areas that could justify renewed focus. IMF staff commends the Ghanaian authorities for the breadth and scope of the document, as well as the candid treatment of some of the issues. IMF staff also welcomes the progress in several areas reported in the annual progress report.
Download or read book The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2006-01-30 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper examines the Annual Progress Report on the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. The broad thrust of the government’s strategy remains creating rural growth, accelerating private sector growth in the modern economy to create employment and incomes, and strengthening of public institutions to deliver services. The government has embarked on an aggressive program to accelerate progress as rapidly as possible, including a big push on education to create human capacity, expanding infrastructure as rapidly as financing and capacity will allow, opening the economy, building institutions, and decentralizing government.
Download or read book Lao People s Democratic Republic written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2008-10-21 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Joint Staff Advisory Note reviews the National Socio-Economic Development Plan (NSEDP) 2006–10 and the Annual Progress Report for Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR). The government of PDR approved the Sixth NSEDP 2006–10 (PRSP) in June 2006. The NSEDP provides a comprehensive strategy for development, with a range of medium- and long-term policies aimed at sustained growth and poverty reduction. IMF staff agrees with the poverty diagnosis in the NSEDP, but recognizes that achieving the Millennium Development Goals will require major efforts.
Download or read book Zambia written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2005-06-13 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) focuses on the Second Annual Progress Report for Zambia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). The government’s strategy to reduce poverty focuses on promoting economic growth through macroeconomic stabilization and diversification and improving the quality of service delivery, while addressing crosscutting issues of governance, HIV/AIDS, gender, and the environment. The JSAN provides IMF staff advice on priorities for advancing the PRSP implementation. It highlights progress in implementing the PRSP and provides suggestions for strengthening its implementation. The risks associated with implementation are also described.
Download or read book Uganda written by International Monetary Fund and published by . This book was released on 2003-09-22 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Joint Staff Assessment reviews the government's progress in implementing the Uganda Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP), and serves as Uganda's third annual Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) progress report. The Report indicates that the government has made satisfactory progress in implementing the PEAP. The staff of the Bank and IMF assessed that Uganda's efforts toward implementation of the poverty reduction strategy provide adequate evidence of its continued commitment to poverty reduction, and therefore the strategy remains a sound basis for Bank and IMF concessional assistance.
Download or read book Guinea written by International Monetary Fund and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2004-12-06 with total page 12 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paper analyzes the Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) Progress Report for Guinea. The report assesses progress made in implementing the PRSP during the calendar years 2002 and 2003, and lays out the measures the government is pursuing to achieve its policy objectives. The IMF staff agrees with the progress report conclusion that efforts have been made over the last two years to advance the poverty reduction strategy, even as the economic environment became more difficult and Guinea’s program with the IMF went off-track.
