## Côte d’Ivoire: Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Progress Report of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

_IMF Staff Country Reports, July 18, 2012_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: July 18, 2012
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475506280.002

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### Summary and context
- Focus: Joint Staff Advisory Note on the progress report (PR) of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Côte d’Ivoire.
- Implementation conditions: Difficulty of implementing the PRSP in a period of continued political crisis and civil conflict.
- Economic context: Economic performance was affected by various domestic shocks.
- Key thematic emphases in the PR:
  - Strengthening public financial management (PFM).
  - Reforming the cocoa sector.
  - Actions to build and consolidate peace and strengthen social cohesion.

### Major findings from the progress report
- Implementation challenges:
  - PRSP implementation was hampered by continued political crisis and civil conflict.
- Economic performance:
  - The PR highlights that economic performance was affected by various domestic shocks (no additional numeric macroeconomic indicators provided on the page).
- Governance and sectoral reforms:
  - Efforts to strengthen public financial management (PFM) are highlighted.
  - Reforms in the cocoa sector are emphasized as a priority.
- Social cohesion and peacebuilding:
  - Several actions undertaken to build and consolidate peace and strengthen social cohesion are noted.

### Policy recommendations and priorities identified
- Strengthen public financial management (PFM) to improve governance and budget execution.
- Advance reforms of the cocoa sector to address sector-specific challenges and support economic recovery.
- Continue and expand actions to build and consolidate peace and strengthen social cohesion to create an environment conducive to PRSP implementation.

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