Lao People’s Democratic Republic: Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper and Annual Progress Report
IMF Staff Country Reports, October 21, 2008
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Bibliographic details
- Published: October 21, 2008
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451822625.002
Document purpose and scope
- Reviews the National Socio-Economic Development Plan (NSEDP) 2006–10 and the Annual Progress Report for Lao People’s Democratic Republic (PDR).
- Notes that the government of PDR approved the Sixth NSEDP 2006–10 (PRSP) in June 2006.
- Characterizes the NSEDP as providing a comprehensive strategy for development with a range of medium- and long-term policies aimed at sustained growth and poverty reduction.
Key findings and assessments
- IMF staff agrees with the poverty diagnosis presented in the NSEDP.
- IMF staff recognizes that achieving the Millennium Development Goals will require major efforts.
The NSEDP’s focus and policy orientation
- Emphasis on sustained growth and poverty reduction through medium- and long-term policies.
- Identified as the Sixth NSEDP 2006–10 (PRSP) approved in June 2006.