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Republic of Uzbekistan; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
The Welfare Improvement Strategy (WIS) of Uzbekistan has the objective of improving living standards of its people with the help of strong economic policies for all priority areas of development. The report reviews economic and social policies and assesses the living standards of its people. It...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243090
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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 … capita health aid by US$1.60 per year is associated with 1.5 fewer infant deaths per thousand births. The estimated effect is …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263717
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Kingdom of Lesotho; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, Prioritization, and Cost Matrix
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
education and health services. Lesotho plans to deal boldly with its trading and investment partners by exploiting the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244168
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Tanzania; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2011
Tanzania's Second National Strategy for Growth and Reduction of Poverty (NSGRP II) is a continuation of government and national commitments to accelerate economic growth and fight poverty. Though MKUKUTA I (NSGRP I) yielded demonstrable positive results, it failed to meet some targets. MKUKUTA...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244885
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Côte d’Ivoire; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009
This paper discusses key findings of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Côte d’Ivoire. The paper reveals that poverty is more acute in rural areas than in urban areas of Côte d’Ivoire. The increase of poverty is greater in the city of Abidjan, with about a 50 percent increase,...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245190
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Tanzania; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
service , and local government. Distinct effort has been made to improve delivery of social services such as education, health …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591103
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Djibouti; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
. Djibouti suffers from a gross lack of reliable health statistics. Available information gives only a fragmented picture of the … reality, but globally, it reveals a difficult health situation. The promotion of a coherent and integrated employment policy …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591183
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Niger; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
The Government of the Republic of Niger has implemented the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS), which describes the country's macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction. This strategy is based on the conviction that poverty can be reduced through...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243650
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Republic of Mozambique; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007
The Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) on the Republic of Mozambique review the country’s macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, and external financing needs and major sources of financing. It is essential to guarantee that...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244005
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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