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At the request of the Italian Presidency of the G7, the IMF has prepared a paper on gender-budgeting as a contribution … to the G7 initiative on equality. The paper provides an overview of gender-responsive budgeting concepts and practices in … the G7 countries. It summarizes recent trends in gender equality in G7 and advanced countries, noting that while equality …
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Greater gender diversity of the IMF's Executive Board continues to be important to strengthen decision-making at the … improving diversity and to generate better outcomes. Despite the IMFC's calls for increased gender diversity of the Executive …
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While there are ample reasons for discussing gender diversity in good times, there is an even greater need in bad times … spillovers and higher inflation following Russia's war in Ukraine, have exacerbated pre-existing gender gaps, disproportionately … affecting women's jobs, incomes, and security. The stall in progress towards gender parity has resulted in a call for further …
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, drawing on indicators for poverty, education, gender equality, health, and other goals. Subtitled ""Confronting the Challenges … of Gender Equality and Fragile States"", this year's report highlights two key thematic areas-gender equality and … concentrated. The report, which is jointly issued by the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, argues that gender …
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This abstract discusses Benin’s poverty reduction strategy (PRS1). The PRS1 serves as both a strategic frame of reference and a framework for dialogue with technical and financial partners (TFPs). The six major phases involved in the preparation of the growth and poverty reduction...
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This paper discusses implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) in Liberia. Liberia’s PRS articulates the government’s overall vision and major strategies for moving toward rapid, inclusive, and sustainable growth and development during the period 2008–11. This...
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and improving the regional, gender, and education diversity of the IMF's staff, and of promoting gender diversity in the …
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-year roadmap of initiatives primarily focused on recruitment, talent development, equity and inclusion and promoting greater …
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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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drawn from the household income and expenditure survey, the poverty situation, gender inequality, and poverty reduction …
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