## Burkina Faso: Priority Action Program to Implement the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper 2004: 2006

_IMF Staff Country Reports, September 15, 2005_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: September 15, 2005
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451803839.002

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### Summary and Purpose
- The Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) on Burkina Faso focus on recapitulation of major long-term development.
- To improve identification and targeting of major public actions that contribute to combating poverty, the government decided to prepare a Priority Action Program (PAP).
- Strengthening the National Statistical Coordination Council (CNCS) and supplementing its efforts with specialized commissions is necessary to bring together the major producers of statistical information.

### Major Findings and Focus Areas
- The PRSP recapitulates major long-term development priorities for Burkina Faso.
- The PAP is intended to refine and prioritize public actions that directly contribute to poverty reduction.
- Statistical coordination and enhanced data production are central to improving targeting and monitoring of poverty-reduction interventions.

### Policy Recommendations and Institutional Actions
- Prepare and implement a Priority Action Program (PAP) to better identify and target public actions that combat poverty.
- Enhance the dynamism of the National Statistical Coordination Council (CNCS).
- Establish or mobilize specialized commissions to supplement CNCS efforts and to bring together major producers of statistical information.

### Subject Areas and Keywords
- Subject: Agricultural commodities, Commodities, Education, Health, Labor, Poverty, Poverty reduction strategy
- Keywords: Agricultural commodities, basic education, civil society, company, CR, Global, government, investment strategy, ISCR, job creation, Poverty reduction strategy, private sector, public expenditure, sectoral policy, staff training

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