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Republic of Congo; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This paper examines Congo’s Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP). Congo’s I-PRSP explains the features and causes of poverty in Congo. It provides a short- and medium-term vision of development as well as a strategic orientation for a return to sustainable and equitable growth....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825383
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Liberia; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
Liberia’s Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy (iPRS) sets out the emerging process and framework for recovery and reconstruction in the context of post-conflict Liberia. The iPRSP sets out the national socio-economic context, the preparatory process, dimensions of the emerging policy,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243129
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Haiti; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This document presents a profile of poverty, and indicates briefly the stakes and challenges involved, using available quantitative and qualitative data to specify the targeted objectives to be reached. Actions to be taken are then positioned within a macroeconomic framework for which short- and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243371
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Republic of Tajikistan; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper discusses socioeconomic development in the Republic of Tajikistan. Although poverty reduction in rural areas is proceeding at a faster pace than in urban areas, poverty continues to be a predominantly rural phenomenon. In addition to improving the gender...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244161
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The Gambia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
This paper discusses Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) 2007–11 for The Gambia. PRSP II builds on the long-term development Vision 2020 of The Gambia. It also takes cognizance of the fact that implementation of PRSP I suffered from revenue shortfalls as the IMF suspended its program...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244972
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The Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia; Selected Issues
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This Selected Issues paper reviews the extent to which growth in Ethiopia has translated into higher living standards. A key feature of the economic strategy has been an explicit commitment to poverty reduction and structural transformation. This is underpinned by the vision of a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244172
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Republic of Moldova; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This paper discusses the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and National Development Strategy (NDS) for the Republic of Moldova. The NDS “Moldova 2020†presents a vision of cohesive long-term sustainable economic development based on a diagnostic study of constraints to economic...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243899
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Oil Rents, Corruption, and State Stability; Evidence From Panel Data Regressions
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
We examine the effects of oil rents on corruption and state stability exploiting the exogenous within-country variation … increase in oil rents significantly increases corruption, significantly deteriorates political rights while at the same time … redistribution and conflict. We support our argument documenting that there is a significant effect of oil rents on corruption in …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008497600
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Improving Governance and Fighting Corruption in the Baltic and CIS Countries : The Role of the IMF
International Monetary Fund - 2005
between governance and corruption, and emphasizes the high economic cost that corruption exacts. The pamphlet outlines how the …Drawing on recent examples of corruption in the Baltics and former Soviet Union, this pamphlet analyzes the links … IMF is working with the countries of the former Soviet Union to curb corruption, and put in place the regulatory and legal …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10014399845
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Côte d’Ivoire; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
Côte d’Ivoire's government decided on the National Development Plan to give a new impetus to its development policy. This new strategy is based on an ambitious and realistic recovery and development program centered on private and public investment. The institutional monitoring framework for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244156