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Cambodia; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
Cambodians have displayed tremendous resilience. The National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) has been formulated using the comprehensive Rectangular Strategy of the Royal Government of Cambodia and synthesizes the Cambodia Millennium Development Goals (CMDG), the National Poverty Reduction...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244053
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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005263717
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Bangladesh; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2003
This paper reviews Bangladesh’s Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP). The paper addresses the question as to “what are the broad lessons from the past development experience.†It captures the salient features of social progress notwithstanding the challenging odds...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005824888
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Uganda; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Joint Staff Advisory Note
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This Joint Staff Advisory Note discusses key priorities for strengthening Uganda’s Poverty Eradication Action Plan (PEAP) and for ensuring its effective implementation. PEAP 2004 describes the participatory process underpinning the development of the PEAP strategy, provides a poverty...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825258
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Pakistan; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
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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Economic Implications of China's Demographics in the 21st Century
Cheng, Kevin C. - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2003
mobility is high in China, a low fertility rate implies more future capital outflows. But if capital is less mobile, low …This study assesses the economic implications of China's changing population in the 21st century using a numerical … general equilibrium model. The simulations show that lower fertility rates yield lower saving rates. Since lower fertility …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825867
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Tanzania; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This paper reviews the Third Progress Report 2002/03 for Tanzania’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. The report highlights what the government did during the past year in terms of policy developments, an assessment of the achievements and challenges, including the monitoring system. There are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591103
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Djibouti; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) on Djibouti explains past strategies and the PRSP formulation process. 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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005591183
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Bangladesh; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This paper focuses on the National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction for Bangladesh. The paper discusses that accelerating growth and bringing a pro-poor orientation in the growth process would be achieved through emphasizing four priority areas: accelerated growth in rural areas and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005598863
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Albania; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Annual Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2004
This Progress Report reviews implementation of Albania’s National Strategy for Socio-Economic Development (NSSED) during 2003. The report is primarily orientated toward the vitalization and harmonization of mid-term and long-term development objectives; the principle of further...
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