## Ghana: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report

_IMF Staff Country Reports, July 16, 2004_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: July 16, 2004
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451814835.002

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### Overview and Purpose
- Explains macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction.
- Describes associated external financing needs and major sources of financing.
- The Annual Progress Report (APR) provides a framework for the systematic review of the Ghana Poverty Reduction Strategy (GPRS) programs and projects implementation and their impacts on the socioeconomic development of the country.
- Given the significant resources required to fund the GPRS, the government has prioritized the GPRS through the Medium-Term Priorities (MTPs), which have been used to inform the budget.

### Major Findings and Focus Areas
- Emphasis on linking macroeconomic, structural, and social policies to poverty reduction outcomes.
- Identification of external financing needs and major sources of financing necessary to support GPRS implementation.
- Use of the APR as a tool for monitoring program and project implementation and assessing socioeconomic impacts.

### Policy Framework and Implementation Tools
- Annual Progress Report (APR) functions as the systematic review framework for the GPRS.
- Medium-Term Priorities (MTPs) are used to prioritize the GPRS within the government budget process.

### Subject Areas and Keywords
- Subjects: Education, Expenditure, Health, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy
- Keywords: civil society, CR, development programme, economic planning, financial support, Global, ISCR, local government, management system, monetary policy, Poverty reduction strategy, private sector, public expenditure

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