IMF Staff Country Reports

Kingdom of Lesotho: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Joint Staff Advisory Note

Publication Date:

April 27, 2006

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The Kingdom of Lesotho’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper reports that consistent implementation of sound macroeconomic policies is critical to the attainment of poverty reduction objectives. At the central level, the authorities established sector working groups to facilitate the formulation of informed policies that respond to the identified priorities. To deal with cross-cutting issues, thematic groups have been established. The private sector, despite weak organizational capacity at the beginning, made a significant contribution to the preparation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy.

Series:

Country Report No. 2006/149

Subject:

Education Health HIV and AIDS Poverty Poverty reduction Poverty reduction strategy