IMF Staff Country Reports

Burundi : Joint Staff Advisory Note of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP II)

Author/Editor:

International Monetary Fund

Publication Date:

August 6, 2012

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The Joint Staff Advisory Note gives positive feedback on the elaborations made in Burundi’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Report (PRSR-II), and commends the measures taken to eliminate the implementation weaknesses and pitfalls of PRSR-I. The note puts forth guidelines to be followed by the government in implementation of the strategies for achieving the desired results, and emphasizes the need for ensuring a broad social consensus. The Executive Board also emphasizes the need for prioritizing the areas for further development.

Series:

Country Report No. 12/225

Subject:

Agricultural sector Burundi Debt management Economic growth Education Electric power Financial management Fiscal policy Gender equality Governance Health care Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers Revenue mobilization

Notes:

Also available in French