The Gambia: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Second Annual Progress Report
IMF Staff Country Reports, November 7, 2006
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- Published: November 7, 2006
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451815528.002
Executive summary and economic performance
- The economic performance has been positive as tight macroeconomic policies prevailed, helped by a remarkable revenue mobilization effort.
- None of the key indicator targets were met.
- Fiscal performance improved, but there was an increase in the overall fiscal deficit.
- Monetary policy was also less expansionary.
- Efforts were sustained to strengthen the justice delivery system.
- The long-term goal is to eradicate poverty by significantly increasing the national income, through stable economic growth, and reducing income and non-income inequalities through specific poverty-reduction priority interventions.
Key thematic findings
- Fiscal and public financial management
- Remarkable revenue mobilization contributed to improved fiscal performance.
- Despite improved performance, the overall fiscal deficit increased.
- Monetary policy
- Monetary policy was less expansionary during the reporting period.
- Social sectors and poverty reduction
- Poverty eradication framed as the long-term goal through higher national income and reducing income and non-income inequalities.
- Priority interventions are targeted at poverty-reduction outcomes (education, health, HIV and AIDS referenced in subjects).
- Governance and justice
- Sustained efforts to strengthen the justice delivery system.
Subjects and keywords (as listed)
- Subjects: Budget planning and preparation, Education, Health, HIV and AIDS, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Public financial management (PFM)
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