Bangladesh : Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

IMF Staff Country Reports, November 17, 2005

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Examines the National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction for Bangladesh.
Central thesis: accelerating growth and bringing a pro-poor orientation in the growth process requires emphasis on four priority areas.
Notes that critical follow-up issues will determine the success of the poverty reduction strategy.

Accelerated growth in rural areas and development of agriculture and nonfarm economic activities.
Small and medium manufacturing enterprises.
Rural electrification, roads, water supply and sanitation.
Information and communication technologies.

Growth acceleration must be pro-poor in orientation to reduce poverty effectively.
Rural development and diversification of rural incomes (agriculture plus nonfarm activities) are highlighted as central to poverty reduction.
Infrastructure improvements—electrification, roads, water supply, and sanitation—are prioritized to support growth and welfare.
Development of small and medium manufacturing enterprises is emphasized to expand employment and incomes.
Information and communication technologies are identified as an enabling sector for broader development impacts.
Success depends on addressing a set of critical follow-up issues (unspecified in the summary).

By: International Monetary Fund
Date: November 17, 2005
Pages: 370
Country Report No.: 2005/999
Stock No.: 1BDGEA2005005
ISBN: 9781451957280
ISSN: 1934-7685
Subjects: Education, Health, Poverty, Poverty Reduction, Poverty reduction strategy
Keywords: absolute poverty, CR, economic growth, ethnic minority, ISCR, private sector, public expenditure

International Monetary Fund. Bangladesh : Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, November 17, 2005.

Bangladesh: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper; IMF Country Report 05/410; October 16, 2005
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