## The Gambia: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

_IMF Staff Country Reports, September 10, 2007_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: September 10, 2007
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451815580.002

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### Overview and purpose
- Publication date: September 10, 2007
- Focus: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) 2007–11 for The Gambia.
- PRSP II builds on the long-term development Vision 2020 of The Gambia.
- PRSP II attempts to include interventions that were planned for PRSP I because implementation of PRSP I suffered from revenue shortfalls as the IMF suspended its program with the Gambia.
- PRSP II contains interventions and actions that have been well synchronized to ensure complimentarily, and the institutional and operational structures will also be streamlined to avoid duplication.

### Key findings and substantive themes
- PRSP II is designed to integrate previously planned PRSP I interventions that were not fully implemented due to revenue shortfalls caused by the IMF suspension.
- Emphasis on synchronization of interventions and actions to ensure complimentarily across programs.
- Institutional and operational streamlining is highlighted to avoid duplication of efforts.

### Policy orientation and institutional arrangements
- PRSP II aligns with Vision 2020 to provide a medium-term framework (2007–11) for poverty reduction.
- The document stresses the need to streamline institutional and operational structures to reduce duplication and improve implementation efficiency.

### Subject coverage and keywords
- Subject areas: Education, Environment, Health, Poverty, Poverty reduction
- Keywords: Africa, CR, Gambia, Global, ISCR, local government, natural resources, poverty reduction, Poverty reduction, poverty situation, private sector, PRSP II, situation in The Gambia, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa

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