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  "title": "Burkina Faso: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, September 15, 2005",
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  "summary": "The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) on Burkina Faso explains economic growth and persistence. The government intends to strengthen the foundations of macroeconomic and financial stability, and enhance competitiveness in promising sectors.",
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      "content": "- The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) on Burkina Faso explains economic growth and persistence.\n- The government intends to strengthen the foundations of macroeconomic and financial stability, and enhance competitiveness in promising sectors.\n- Success in meeting the expected objectives of economic growth hinges on:\n  - the adoption of a competitive strategy for the national economy, and\n  - a refocusing of economic policies toward better-targeted actions to guarantee a better impact on beneficiary populations."
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      "content": "- Strengthen foundations of macroeconomic stability.\n- Strengthen foundations of financial stability.\n- Enhance competitiveness in promising sectors through a competitive national strategy.\n- Refocus economic policies on better-targeted actions to improve impact on beneficiary populations."
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      "content": "- Actions were undertaken to deepen dialogue.\n- Actions were undertaken to strengthen the coordination of interventions."
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      "content": "- Subject: Education, Health, Population and demographics, Poverty, Poverty reduction strategy\n- Keywords: absolute poverty, Africa, civil society, comparative advantage, CR, development plan, economic growth, Global, ISCR, natural resources, poverty reduction strategy, Poverty reduction strategy, private sector, West Africa\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Burkina Faso: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper; IMF Country Report 05/338; July 1, 2004\n  - Burkina Faso: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper; IMF Country Report 05/338; July 1, 2004 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Burkina Faso: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper; IMF Country Report 05/338; July 1, 2004 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: September 15, 2005",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451803815.002",
    "The Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) on Burkina Faso explains economic growth and persistence.",
    "The government intends to strengthen the foundations of macroeconomic and financial stability, and enhance competitiveness in promising sectors.",
    "Success in meeting the expected objectives of economic growth hinges on:",
    "Strengthen foundations of macroeconomic stability.",
    "Strengthen foundations of financial stability.",
    "Enhance competitiveness in promising sectors through a competitive national strategy.",
    "Refocus economic policies on better-targeted actions to improve impact on beneficiary populations.",
    "Actions were undertaken to deepen dialogue.",
    "Actions were undertaken to strengthen the coordination of interventions.",
    "Subject: Education, Health, Population and demographics, Poverty, Poverty reduction strategy",
    "Keywords: absolute poverty, Africa, civil society, comparative advantage, CR, development plan, economic growth, Global, ISCR, natural resources, poverty reduction strategy, Poverty reduction strategy, private sector, West Africa",
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