Republic of Congo: Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report
IMF Staff Country Reports, February 11, 2005
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Bibliographic details
- Published: February 11, 2005
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451808568.002
Summary
- This paper examines Congo’s Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP).
- The I-PRSP explains the features and causes of poverty in Congo.
- The I-PRSP provides a short- and medium-term vision of development and a strategic orientation for a return to sustainable and equitable growth.
- The main objective is steady poverty reduction.
- The choice and implementation of strategic orientations and priority actions in the I-PRSP are consistent with the government’s commitment to rebuilding the economy and in line with:
- the Millennium Development Goals,
- the New Partnership for Development,
- the government’s “nouvelle espérance” program.
Strategic orientation and objectives
- Short- and medium-term vision of development aimed at returning to sustainable and equitable growth.
- Priority actions and strategic orientations focused on steady poverty reduction.
- Alignment with national rebuilding efforts and international development commitments.
Thematic coverage (subjects)
- Education
- Health
- Infrastructure
- National accounts
- Population and demographics
- Poverty
Keywords and focus areas
- Africa
- civil society
- CR
- economic activity
- financial support
- Infrastructure
- ISCR
- oil revenue
- public finance
- short- term objective
- standard of living
- structural adjustment
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