This paper presents findings of the Third Review under the poverty reduction and growth facility arrangement for Kenya …

This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) reviews the Kenya Vision 2030 (the Vision) First Medium-Term Plan (MTP) 2008 …–12 prepared by the government of Kenya. IMF staff finds that the objectives of the MTP are generally compelling and well …

This paper examines Kenya’s Poverty Reduction Strategy annual progress report. The Investment Program for the Economic … Recovery Strategy is Kenya’s medium-term strategy to foster economic growth and reduce poverty. Poverty is defined as the …

This 2004 Article IV Consultation highlights that monetary policy of Kenya has been expansionary since 2003/04 to … progress that has been made under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF)-supported program, which has contributed to … a rebound in economic growth and arrested the rise in domestic debt. However, Directors have noted that Kenya faces …

Three years of broad-based economic recovery in Kenya brought GDP growth to nearly 6 percent in 2005/06, its highest in … two decades. This 2006 Article IV Consultation focuses on how to sustain Kenya’s recent strong economic growth. It argues … stability. The report recommends completion of the Second Review under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF …

This paper on Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) on Kenya explains macroeconomic, structural, and social … policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of …

This progress report focuses on Medium-Term Plan (MTP) implementation by 2011 in Kenya, including specific progress on …, although challenges remain in reducing poverty and meeting other MDGs …

Kenya showed poor implementation of policies and weak economic performance under the Poverty Reduction and Growth …

Grand Coalition Government in Kenya intends to implement. The overall objective is to realize a higher and sustainable …

The Joint Staff Assessment (JSA) of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report on Kenya reviews poverty … the government of Kenya has recently submitted to the IMF and World Bank is Kenya’s poverty reduction strategy paper. The … poverty diagnosis in the IP-ERS document is based on very limited information. The IMF staff welcomes the government’s plans …