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  "title": "Sierra Leone: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report: Joint Staff Advisory Note",
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  "summary": "This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) reviews the annual progress report (APR) for Sierra Leone Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (SL-PRSP). The APR highlights the improvement of the economic situation in 2005 and the first half of 2006.",
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      "heading": "Overview and purpose",
      "content": "- This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) reviews the annual progress report (APR) for Sierra Leone Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (SL-PRSP).\n- The APR highlights the improvement of the economic situation in 2005 and the first half of 2006.\n- The APR analyzes the key elements of the SL-PRSP, including:\n  - macroeconomic performance;\n  - good governance, peace, and security;\n  - pro-poor sustainable growth for food security and job creation;\n  - human resource development."
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      "heading": "Macroeconomic performance and growth",
      "content": "- The APR highlights that economic growth remained strong in 2005 and continued to be robust in 2006.\n- Growth reflected buoyant activities in the agriculture, mining, construction, and service sectors."
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      "heading": "Key thematic findings",
      "content": "- Good governance, peace, and security are identified as core elements of the SL-PRSP strategy.\n- Pro-poor sustainable growth is emphasized with a focus on food security and job creation.\n- Human resource development is highlighted as a priority area within the SL-PRSP framework."
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      "content": "- Publication title: Sierra Leone: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report: Joint Staff Advisory Note\n- Publication date: January 17, 2007\n- Series: Country Report No. 2007/018\n- Volume: 2007\n- Issue: 018\n- Pages: 12\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451834574.002\n- Stock No: 1SLEEA2007002\n- ISBN: 9781451834574\n- ISSN: 1934-7685\n- Subject: Civil service, Education, Expenditure, Health, Labor, Public financial management (PFM)\n- Keywords: APR note, Civil service, CR, extension service service provider, government, government performance, government policy, ISCR, procurement authority, State counsel, West Africa\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. \"Sierra Leone: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report: Joint Staff Advisory Note\", IMF Staff Country Reports 2007, 018 (2007).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- cr0718\n  - cr0718 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - cr0718 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451834574.002",
    "This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) reviews the annual progress report (APR) for Sierra Leone Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (SL-PRSP).",
    "The APR highlights the improvement of the economic situation in 2005 and the first half of 2006.",
    "The APR analyzes the key elements of the SL-PRSP, including:",
    "The APR highlights that economic growth remained strong in 2005 and continued to be robust in 2006.",
    "Growth reflected buoyant activities in the agriculture, mining, construction, and service sectors.",
    "Good governance, peace, and security are identified as core elements of the SL-PRSP strategy.",
    "Pro-poor sustainable growth is emphasized with a focus on food security and job creation.",
    "Human resource development is highlighted as a priority area within the SL-PRSP framework.",
    "Publication title: Sierra Leone: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report: Joint Staff Advisory Note",
    "Publication date: January 17, 2007",
    "Series: Country Report No. 2007/018",
    "Volume: 2007",
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    "Pages: 12",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451834574.002",
    "Stock No: 1SLEEA2007002",
    "ISBN: 9781451834574",
    "ISSN: 1934-7685",
    "Subject: Civil service, Education, Expenditure, Health, Labor, Public financial management (PFM)",
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