Benin: Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility
August 12, 2005
Summary
The staff report for the Request for a Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility highlights Benin’s economic developments and progress in structural reforms. Benin experienced a decade of good economic performance, but poverty reduction remains a concern. Policy discussions focused on immediate measures to stabilize and restore the fiscal situation and to obtain structural reforms. The structural reform program aims to make progress in implementing the reform agenda of the cotton sector.
Subject: Agricultural commodities, Civil service reform, Commodities, Expenditure, Labor, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy
Keywords: Agricultural commodities, amount, authorities' strategy, Civil service reform, cotton sector, CR, exportled development strategy, government, government reform, ISCR, Nigeria, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, PRGF loan, West Africa
Pages:
91
Volume:
2005
DOI:
Issue:
288
Series:
Country Report No. 2005/288
Stock No:
1BENEA2005002
ISBN:
9781451803464
ISSN:
1934-7685




