Democratic Republic of the Congo: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
IMF Staff Country Reports, July 23, 2013
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Bibliographic details
- Published: July 23, 2013
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484313183.002
Overview
- Publication date: July 23, 2013.
- Purpose: Discusses economic policies and development for the Democratic Republic of Congo with emphasis on designing a macroeconomic and budget framework that integrates sectoral policy effects to maintain macroeconomic stability as a prerequisite for economic growth and poverty reduction.
- Scope: Addresses public spending programming, cost assessment for achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2020, and sector-based economic growth considerations under international uncertainties and the economy’s real potential.
Macroeconomic and Budget Framework
- Framework design:
- Developed to take into account the effects of sectoral policies.
- Aims to maintain macroeconomic stability, described as a necessary condition for laying the foundation of economic growth and poverty reduction.
- Basis for programming:
- Built on the profile of public spending.
- Incorporates assessment of costs for achieving the Millennium Development Goals by 2020.
- Draws on sector-based economic growth theories while accounting for uncertainties of the international environment and the real potential of the Congolese economy.
Key Findings and Implications
- Realistic public spending programming:
- The framework "allows for a realistic programming of public spending."
- Budgetary choices:
- The framework highlights the main budgetary choices proposed by the government.
- Interaction of policies:
- Emphasizes the need to account for sectoral policy effects when designing macroeconomic and fiscal frameworks to preserve stability and support poverty reduction.
Thematic Coverage
- Subjects covered: Education, Environment, Health, Population and demographics, Poverty.
- Keywords included in source: civil society, CR, economic growth, economic policy, financial crisis, Global, ISCR, job creation, natural resources, private sector, public finance, Sub-Saharan Africa.
Document Notes
- Also available in French.
International Monetary Fund. African Dept. "Democratic Republic of the Congo: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper", IMF Staff Country Reports 2013, 226 (2013), accessed 9/11/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484313183.002
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