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Islamic Republic of Afghanistan; Afghanistan National Development Strategy: First Annual Report (2008/09)

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2009

This paper discusses key findings of the First Annual Report (2008/09) on the Afghanistan National Development Strategy (ANDS). The economic and security situation was particularly challenging during the first year of ANDS implementation (1387 or 2008/09) owing to rapid increases in food and...

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From Program to Performance Budgeting; The Challenge for Emerging Economies

Diamond, Jack - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003

Many emerging market economies are trying to improve their budget processes and move to performance-based budgeting. This paper first reviews the evolution of the "new" performance budgeting model, increasingly being applied in industrial countries. By identifying its main components, the tasks...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263816

Nigeria; 2004 Semi-Annual Staff Report Under Intensified Surveillance

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005

This paper reviews the 2004 Semiannual IMF Staff Report Under Intensified Surveillance for Nigeria. Overall economic performance in the first half of 2004 was commendable. The implementation of sound macroeconomic policies, underpinned by a conservative reference oil price and savings of the oil...

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Reforming the Russian Budget System; A Move to More Devolved Budget Management?

Diamond, Jack - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2005

The Russian federal government has recently initiated a fundamental reform of its budget system, encompassing important policy, procedural, and institutional changes. This paper reviews this reform agenda with reference to the experience of industrial countries that over the past two to three...

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768760

Kyrgyz Republic; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Country Development Strategy (2007: 2010)

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2007

This paper analyzes progress on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paperâ€”Country Development Strategy (PRSPâ€“CDS) in the Kyrgyz Republic for 2007â€“10. The CDS is the most important concept paper that outlines midterm vision of the Kyrgyz Republic. The paper also discusses that...

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Liberia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008

This paper discusses implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS) in Liberia. Liberiaâ€™s PRS articulates the governmentâ€™s overall vision and major strategies for moving toward rapid, inclusive, and sustainable growth and development during the period 2008â€“11. This...

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Gender Budgeting

Stotsky, Janet Gale - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

Women are disadvantaged relative to men, according to key economic, social, and political measures of equality, but in … arbitrary discrimination against women. …

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Gender and its Relevance to Macroeconomic Policy: A Survey

Stotsky, Janet Gale - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2006

that reducing gender inequality and improving the status of women may contribute to higher rates of economic growth and … greater macroeconomic stability. Women's relative lack of opportunities in developing countries inhibits economic growth … labor and financial markets is critical to enabling women to take full advantage of improved macroeconomic conditions …

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Bangladesh; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Status Report

International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004

This paper presents the status report on Bangladeshâ€™s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). Having prepared the Interim-PRSP (I-PRSP) in March 2003, the government of Bangladesh has set itself to a well-rounded process of preparing the full-blown PRSP by December 2004. That would...

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Sex Discrimination and Growth

Esteve-Volart, Berta - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2000

This paper argues that sex discrimination is an inefficient practice. We model sex discrimination as the complete exclusion of females from the labor market or as the exclusion of females from managerial positions. The former implies a reduction in GDP per capita; the latter distorts the...

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