exchange rate policy. Botswana’s growth has been fueled by continued increases in diamond production; and real diamond output …

The growth rate of agriculture in Cameroon was estimated at 3.3 percent in 2006, compared with 2.7 percent in 2005 … agriculture, on the other hand, experienced a slowdown, on the one hand, with a growth rate of –2.3 percent in 2006 compared …

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

The health of the population in Guinea is also one of the determinants of poverty, owing to its impact on the ability … of the population to work with vigor. There are large disparities depending on the urban/rural residence and … administrative region. In terms of the poverty level of households, consultation rates among households in the first and second …

alleviate poverty and reduce income inequality over time. … describes the main features of poverty in Namibia and assesses the appropriateness of current as well as potential policies to …

This Selected Issues paper reviews recent developments in growth and employment in Bulgaria and highlights key … constraints to growth suggested by cross-country competitiveness studies. Bulgaria’s GDP has grown substantially since economic … and financial stabilization in 1997. The global economic crisis had a major effect on Bulgarian growth and employment …

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 …

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 …