This paper reviews Azerbaijan’s State Program on Poverty Reduction and Economic Development 2003–2005 (SPPRED). The … Poverty Reduction Program in Azerbaijan has attracted an extensive and high degree of interest, matching its complexity and … scope. The main objective of the SPPRED is to define and measure poverty in Azerbaijan using a variety of indicators …

The report provides the details of the assessment on Mongolia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. It describes the … Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EGPRS), which presents main policy directions of the government with a focus on … economic growth acceleration and poverty reduction efforts. It describes the transition period of Mongolia, demographic trends …

This 2002 Article IV Consultation highlights that real GDP growth of Botswana slipped to an estimated 11⁄4 percent in … 2001/02 (July–June), largely reflecting a downturn in the global diamond market and a drop in Botswana’s diamond production …. The non-mining sectors performed better, especially the service industries. Their success is in part a product of Botswana …

’s current anti-HTV/AIDS policies and programs in Botswana. The paper throws light on the policy challenges that Botswana …, about 10 percent of GDP, by 2010 (using the baseline estimates). The paper also analyzes Botswana’s approach to medium …

The staff report for the 2006 Article IV Consultation on Botswana highlights economic developments and monetary and … exchange rate policy. Botswana’s growth has been fueled by continued increases in diamond production; and real diamond output …

The major trends in terms of GDP growth rates, conditions of market forces, and the core inflation crisis in Botswana … Botswana is the strongest compared with other middle-income countries, the overall results do not point toward a positive … pivotal to Botswana's survival in the existing fragile economic environment …

Poverty and unemployment remained high in Botswana. The shortcomings of the labor market policies are responsible for a … high unemployment rate. This selected issues paper sheds considerable light on ways that Botswana can enhance inclusive … growth and reduce the high level of structural unemployment. Botswana was identified as having been able to sustain the …