Burundi: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Annual Progress Report: Joint Staff Advisory Note
IMF Staff Country Reports, March 10, 2009
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- Published: March 10, 2009
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
Executive summary
- Focus: Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper–Annual Progress Report (APR) for Burundi.
- Key drivers of lower-than-expected economic growth:
- Slow implementation of structural reforms.
- A sharp decline in coffee production.
- The unstable security situation.
- Key drivers of faster-than-expected domestic inflation:
- Poor weather conditions.
- Rising international petroleum and food prices.
- The APR addresses regional economic integration as a factor shaping medium-term economic developments in Burundi.
Major findings and analysis
- Growth and production:
- Lower-than-expected economic growth largely attributed to slow structural reform implementation, a sharp decline in coffee production, and instability.
- Inflationary pressures:
- Faster-than-expected increase in domestic consumer prices linked to poor weather conditions and rising international petroleum and food prices.
- Medium-term outlook:
- Regional economic integration highlighted as an element that will shape medium-term economic developments.
Policy-relevant themes and thematic coverage
- Subjects covered:
- Budget planning and preparation
- Education
- Expenditure
- Health
- Poverty
- Poverty reduction
- Poverty reduction strategy
- Public financial management (PFM)
- Keywords included:
- Budget planning and preparation, CR, donor, donor budget support, education policy, Global, government, government of Burundi, government's budget, ISCR, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, PRSP objective, unity government
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