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Albania; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003

This paper examines the Progress Report for Albaniaâ€™s National Strategy for Socio-Economic Development (NSSED). 2002 was the first year of implementing the NSSED. The implementation process has been oriented toward achieving the annual objectives and in accordance with the program of...

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Burundi; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This paper discusses the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Burundi. The PRSP comes two and a half years after the approval in January 2004 by the Executive Boards of the IMF and the World Bank of the Interim PRSP (I-PRSP). The PRSP is also the outgrowth of a long period of negotiations...

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India: Selected Issues Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2015

economies (EMs) including India. The results suggest that a surge in global financial market volatility is transmitted very …

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Women Workers in India: Why So Few Among So Many?

Das, Sonali; Jain-Chandra, Sonali; Kochhar, Kalpana; … - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015

This paper examines the determinants of female labor force participation in India, against the backdrop of India having … one of the lowest participation rates for women among peer countries. Using extensive Indian household survey data, we … model the labor force participation choices of women, conditional on demographic characteristics and education, as well as …

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Health Aid and Infant Mortality

Newhouse, David Locke; Mishra, Prachi - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2007

This paper examines the relationship between health aid and infant mortality, using data from 118 countries between 1973 and 2004. Health aid has a statistically significant effect on infant mortality: doubling per capita health aid is associated with a 2 percent reduction in the infant...

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Republic of Madagascar; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006

Developing and boosting the private sector, in the area of industry, trade, and private sector, actions for securing investment, promoting investment, developing partnerships in Madagascar produced positive results. The investment rate is 12.37 percent out of an objective of 14 percent. The...

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Kyrgyz Republic; Medium-Term Development Program: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012

This paper focuses on the Medium-Term Development Program for the Kyrgyz Republic. The aim of this program is to put the economy of the country into a sustainable vector of development and improve the budget status to prevent social effects, increase living standard, and reduce poverty in the...

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Austria; Selected Issues

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013

-skilled workers and women. The IMF report highlights that social security contributions and payroll taxes amount to almost 50 percent …

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Hungary: Selected Issues Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2015

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Fair Play:; More Equal Laws Boost Female Labor Force Participation

Gonzales, Christian; Jain-Chandra, Sonali; Kochhar, Kalpana - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2015

study suggest that it would be beneficial to level the playing field by removing obstacles that prevent women from becoming …

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