Burundi: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Report
IMF Staff Country Reports, January 15, 2004
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Bibliographic details
- Published: January 15, 2004
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451802832.002
Context and objectives
- The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) has been prepared in a context of major political changes.
- The Interim PRSP was developed in the midst of a difficult economic situation, marked by falling output and incomes.
- The strategy seeks to:
- Strengthen the processes of consolidating peace and security.
- Rehabilitate victims of the crisis.
- Rebuild and revive the economy.
- The PRSP places particular emphasis on monitoring and evaluating poverty reduction activities.
- Formulation and implementation of an appropriate decentralization policy will contribute to the success of the PRSP process.
Major thematic areas
- Peace and security consolidation as a foundation for poverty reduction.
- Rehabilitation and social support for crisis victims.
- Economic recovery and revival measures aimed at reversing falling output and incomes.
- Institutional focus on monitoring and evaluation of poverty reduction activities.
- Decentralization policy formulation and implementation to support PRSP goals.
Subject coverage and keywords
- Subject: Education, Health, HIV and AIDS, Population and demographics, Poverty, Poverty reduction
- Keywords: absolute poverty, Africa, awareness campaign, Central Africa, community development, CR, credit system, East Africa, economic growth, Global, government management, ISCR, peace process, poverty level, Poverty reduction, primary sector, structural adjustment, subsistence farming, U.S. dollar