Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Update
IMF Staff Country Reports, September 14, 2005
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Bibliographic details
- Published: September 14, 2005
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451835076.002
Summary
- Presents an update to the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe.
- Highlights labor market trends between 2000 and 2003 with contrasting urban and rural dynamics.
Key findings on unemployment (2000–2003)
- Urban region:
- "A tendency toward continual growth of the unemployment levels was verified in the urban region between 2000 and 2003."
- The variation rate of unemployment in the urban zone during the period between 2000 and 2003 was 48 percent.
- Rural region:
- "During the same period, a tendency of continual decrease in the rural zone was detected, with a few variations."
- The variation rate of unemployment in the rural region was 16.5 percent.
Subjects and thematic coverage
- Education
- Health
- Oil, gas and mining taxes
- Poverty
- Poverty reduction and development
- Poverty reduction strategy
- Taxes
Keywords and institutional topics referenced
- CR
- gas and mining taxes
- Global
- government program
- governments of Sao Tome and Principe
- ISCR
- Oil
- Poverty reduction and development
- Poverty reduction strategy
- private sector
- regulation authority
- revenue
- São Toméan government
- state
- State General budget approval
- State treasury
- state's functioning