Malawi: Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report
IMF Staff Country Reports, November 7, 2003
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Bibliographic details
- Published: November 7, 2003
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451828023.002
Assessment scope and purpose
- Evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of Malawi’s poverty reduction strategy (MPRS).
- Considers whether the PRSP provides a sound basis for:
- concessional assistance from the World Bank and IMF, and
- debt relief under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Debt Initiative.
- Annual review focus: budgetary allocations, implementation of structural and sectoral policy measures, and progress in MPRS implementation.
Key findings
- The annual review highlighted the reduced allocation of budgetary resources to pro-poor activities.
- The annual review highlighted the slow progress made in implementing structural and sectoral policy measures.
- Overall assessment: the implementation of the MPRSP has been unsatisfactory.
Thematic subjects and keywords (as provided)
- Subjects: Budget planning and preparation, Education, Health, HIV and AIDS, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy.
- Keywords: accountability institution, CR, economic growth, expenditure, government, government website, HIV and AIDS, ISCR, MPRS implementation, MPRS monitoring and evaluation master plan, policy, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, wage, wage policy.
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- Malawi: Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report - ISCR/03/345