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  "title": "Sierra Leone: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Progress Report, 2008-10",
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  "summary": "Attention was especially focused on infrastructural development and the implementation of the free health care program. Another key poverty reducing strategy is the Smallholder Commercialisation Scheme. A robust monitoring and evaluation system has been established.",
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      "heading": "Focus areas and program highlights",
      "content": "- Attention was especially focused on infrastructural development and the implementation of the free health care program.\n- Another key poverty reducing strategy is the Smallholder Commercialisation Scheme.\n- A robust monitoring and evaluation system has been established."
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      "content": "- Inadequate domestic capacity negative attitudes and fraudulent behavior toward execution of public contracts have limited implementation.\n- Delayed donor disbursement of funds for public works has constrained project delivery.\n- Limited intra- and intersectoral coordination has impeded program effectiveness."
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      "content": "- Develop a comprehensive policy framework to regulate behavior of contractors.\n- Ensure timely release of donor funds for projects."
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      "content": "- Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Education, Health, HIV and AIDS, Labor, Public financial management (PFM)\n- Keywords: budget deficit, Budget planning and preparation, capital expenditure, CR, debt management, development programme, Global, HIV and AIDS, ISCR, monetary policy, private sector, West Africa\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Chapter 1: Introduction and 2010 Annual Progress Report\n  - Chapter 1: Introduction and 2010 Annual Progress Report (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Chapter 1: Introduction and 2010 Annual Progress Report (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}"
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    "Published: July 20, 2011",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781462319374.002",
    "Attention was especially focused on infrastructural development and the implementation of the free health care program.",
    "Another key poverty reducing strategy is the Smallholder Commercialisation Scheme.",
    "A robust monitoring and evaluation system has been established.",
    "Inadequate domestic capacity negative attitudes and fraudulent behavior toward execution of public contracts have limited implementation.",
    "Delayed donor disbursement of funds for public works has constrained project delivery.",
    "Limited intra- and intersectoral coordination has impeded program effectiveness.",
    "Develop a comprehensive policy framework to regulate behavior of contractors.",
    "Ensure timely release of donor funds for projects.",
    "Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Education, Health, HIV and AIDS, Labor, Public financial management (PFM)",
    "Keywords: budget deficit, Budget planning and preparation, capital expenditure, CR, debt management, development programme, Global, HIV and AIDS, ISCR, monetary policy, private sector, West Africa",
    "**Chapter 1: Introduction and 2010 Annual Progress Report**"
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