IMF Staff Country Reports

Malawi: Joint Staff Advisory Note of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

August 3, 2012

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International Monetary Fund. "Malawi: Joint Staff Advisory Note of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper", IMF Staff Country Reports 2012, 223 (2012), accessed 12/22/2025, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475506136.002

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Summary

According to MGDS-II, certain major factors such as Malawi’s vulnerability to external shocks, inadequate policy response, and weak implementation capacity have hindered growth and development of the economy. The political risks resulting from the upcoming 2014 tripartite elections have also been cited as a major issue. The report suggests that the government should look into the issues of corruption. IMF staffs has put forth certain guidelines that need to be followed when the first Annual Progress Report is prepared.

Subject: Education, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords: Africa, CR, cross-government reform, governance, ISCR, MGDS, mgds II, poverty analysis, poverty challenge, poverty projection, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, poverty reduction Strategy paper, reform land policy