## Senegal: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Second Annual Progress Report: Joint Staff Advisory Note

_IMF Staff Country Reports, February 27, 2006_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: February 27, 2006
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451834000.002

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### Key findings
- The Joint Staff Advisory Note discusses key findings of the Second Annual Progress Report (APR) on Senegal’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP).
- The APR acknowledges the uneven implementation of the PRSP in 2004.
- The APR highlights persistent weaknesses in key areas.
- The APR recognizes that further progress is needed to foster a sustained rise in private investment and exports.
- The APR points to progress in health and education, but at a pace that might not be sufficient to attain the Millennium Development Goals.

### Progress and shortfalls
- Progress reported in health.
- Progress reported in education.
- Pace of progress in health and education may be insufficient to attain the Millennium Development Goals.
- Implementation in 2004 described as uneven.
- Persistent weaknesses in unspecified key areas constrain overall PRSP effectiveness.

### Policy implications and priorities (as identified by the APR)
- Need for further progress to foster a sustained rise in private investment.
- Need for further progress to foster a sustained rise in exports.
- Addressing persistent weaknesses in key areas to improve PRSP implementation.

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