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Bangladesh; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper focuses on the National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction for Bangladesh. The paper discusses that accelerating growth and bringing a pro-poor orientation in the growth process would be achieved through emphasizing four priority areas: accelerated growth in rural areas and...

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Burkina Faso; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) on Burkina Faso explains economic growth and persistence. The government intends to strengthen the foundations of macroeconomic and financial stability, and enhance competitiveness in promising sectors. Success in meeting the expected objectives of...

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Colonialism, female literacy and the millennium development goals in Africa

Njoh, Ambe J.; Ayuk-Etang, Elizabeth N.M. - In: African Journal of Economic and Sustainable Development 1 (2012) 4, pp. 316-328

Illiteracy levels remain higher among women than among men in Africa. This imbalance constitutes a leading source of the weaker position of women vis-à-vis men throughout the continent. However, the causes of the imbalance, and especially why it is higher in some African countries than others...

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Adult literacy and economic growth

Johnston, Grant - 2004

Adult Literacy Survey found that developed countries contain a considerable number of people who have poor literacy skills … increased focus on adult literacy, and on workplace literacy in particular, these findings suggest a cautious approach to … expanding publicly-funded adult literacy programmes. There is a clear need for more and better New Zealand-based research, for …

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Rwanda; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

Rwandaâ€™s Second and Third Reviews Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility, and Request for Waiver of Performance Criteria are discussed. After an extended period characterized by a strong expansion of economic activity, real GDP growth is estimated by the IMF staff to have slowed...

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Pakistan; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

To stimulate private sector credit expansions in Pakistan, the monetary policy has been accommodative while financial sector reforms have brought about a lowering of intermediation costs and bank spreads. Consequently, the weighted average lending rates have declined from 14.6 percent in June...

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Guinea; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

This paper reviews the Progress Report for Guineaâ€™s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). Several measures were taken at the institutional, technical, and human levels to improve the mobilization of fiscal resources. In the monetary area, the government continued to use indirect...

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Adult literacy and economic growth

Johnston, Grant - Treasury, Government of New Zealand - 2004

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Security and development in developing countries

Dao, Minh Quang - In: Modern economy 2 (2011) 5, pp. 874-879

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Functional literacy, educational attainment and earnings : a multi-country comparison

Denny, Kevin; Harmon, Colm; O'Sullivan, Vincent - Geary Institute, University College Dublin - 2003

In this paper a rich and innovative dataset, the International Adult Literacy Survey, is used to examine the impact of …

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