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Fiscal Policy Rules for Oil-Producing Countries; A Welfare-Based Assessment

Maliszewski, Wojciech - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009

The paper presents numerical simulations of various fiscal rules for oil-producing countries. Welfare implications are sensitive to the choice of the social welfare function, initial conditions, and non-oil growth prospects. The distribution of non-oil wealth is important for countries with...

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Uganda; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

into a middle-income country. The government's strategy in the short term is aimed at strengthening both agriculture and …

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Kenya; Poverty Reduction Strategy Annual Progress Report: 2004/2005

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This paper examines Kenyaâ€™s Poverty Reduction Strategy annual progress report. The Investment Program for the Economic Recovery Strategy is Kenyaâ€™s medium-term strategy to foster economic growth and reduce poverty. Poverty is defined as the inability to command resources and is a...

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United Republic of Tanzania; Sixth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility and Request for a Three-Year Policy Support Instrument: S...

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This paper discusses key findings of the Sixth Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) for Tanzania. Economic growth, inflation, and the external position have evolved in a manner consistent with program objectives, and the program has...

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Burkina Faso; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) prepared by the Burkinabè government forms the principal benchmark for all development actors, and reaffirms the urgency of attacking poverty from a structural perspective. It is the primary tool for coordination of all interventions and of public aid...

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Benin; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paperâ€”2005 Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) was developed based on a long participatory process based on an institutional mechanism involving all socioeconomic development actors in the country. The annual review of the PRSP seeks to assess the results achieved in the implementation of the...

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Guinea-Bissau; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This paper presents an overview of the National Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (NPRSP) for Guinea-Bissau. The paper discusses the phenomenon of poverty, its dimensions, extent, and distribution by category and region. It provides a background analysis of developments in poverty based on the...

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Agricultural growth trends and outlook for southern Africa: inter-temporal trends and patterns in agricultural investment spending in southern Africa.

Matchaya, Greenwell.; Chilonda, Pius.; Nhlengethwa, … - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2013

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2nd Forum on Irrigation and water for sustainable development: 15 –16 December, 2008 Ghion Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Awulachew, Seleshi Bekele; Erkossa, Teklu; Balcha, Yodit - International Water Management Institute (IWMI) - 2008

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Oil Prices, External Income, and Growth; Lessons From Jordan

Raissi, Mehdi; Mohaddes, Kamiar - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2011

inflows of external income?the sum of remittances, FDI and general government transfers?from major oil-exporting economies … that real output in the long run is shaped by: (i) oil prices through their impact on external income and in turn on … the hypothesis that a large share of Jordan's output volatility can be associated with fluctuations in net income received …

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