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      "heading": "Purpose and Coverage",
      "content": "- Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) describe a country's plan for macroeconomic, structural, and social policies for three-year economic adjustment programs to foster growth and reduce poverty.\n- PRSPs address associated external financing needs and major sources of financing.\n- PRSPs are prepared by the member country in collaboration with the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF as well as civil society and development partners.\n- These documents are updated annually."
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      "heading": "Document Types and Related Instruments",
      "content": "- Country's Policy Intentions Documents Type include:\n  - All Documents\n  - Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (I-PRSPs)\n  - Letters of Intent - Memoranda of Economic Policies\n  - Policy Framework Papers (PFPs)\n  - Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs)\n- Related institutional materials referenced:\n  - Related Factsheets\n  - Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSP)\n  - Transparency at the IMF\n  - Joint Staff Advisory Notes (JSANs)\n  - Policy Papers on Transparency"
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      "content": "- The term \"country\" as used by the IMF does not in all cases refer to a territorial entity that is a state as understood by international law and practice.\n- The term also covers some territorial entities that are not states; dependent territories of member countries are listed alphabetically followed by a description of the constitutional relationships with their member countries."
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      "heading": "Availability and Access",
      "content": "- PRSP documents are made available on the IMF website by agreement with the member country as a service to users of the IMF website."
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    "Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) describe a country's plan for macroeconomic, structural, and social policies for three-year economic adjustment programs to foster growth and reduce poverty.",
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    "PRSPs are prepared by the member country in collaboration with the staffs of the World Bank and the IMF as well as civil society and development partners.",
    "These documents are updated annually.",
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    "The term \"country\" as used by the IMF does not in all cases refer to a territorial entity that is a state as understood by international law and practice.",
    "The term also covers some territorial entities that are not states; dependent territories of member countries are listed alphabetically followed by a description of the constitutional relationships with their member countries.",
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