Guinea-Bissau: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Second Annual Progress Report
IMF Staff Country Reports, December 22, 2010
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Bibliographic details
- Published: December 22, 2010
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781455213511.002
Overview
- Guinea-Bissau’s first National Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (NPRSP) established the strategic directions, primary objectives, and commitments by the country and its people to reduce poverty and achieve the MDGs.
- The second NPRSP aims to build on the first NPRSP with stronger implementation of priorities.
Main objectives of the second NPRSP
- Make progress toward achievement of the MDGs.
- Improve macroeconomic management.
- Consolidate administrative reforms to ensure the quality provision of basic public services.
Expected outcomes and strategic importance
- The second NPRSP is expected to perform better in implementing priorities than the first NPRSP.
- It is expected to help Guinea-Bissau to attain the completion point under both the HIPC and MDRI programs.
Thematic focus areas (as listed)
- Budget execution and treasury management
- Education
- Health
- Labor
- Legal support in revenue administration
- Public financial management (PFM)
- Revenue administration
Keywords and contextual elements
- armed forces
- Budget execution and treasury management
- chief of staff
- CR
- economic growth
- government activity
- government contract
- government finance
- government personnel
- international community
- ISCR
- justice system
- Legal support in revenue administration
- majority government
- private sector
- West Africa