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  "title": "Togo: Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper",
  "publication": "IMF Staff Country Reports, May 23, 2008",
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  "summary": "This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) reviews Togo's Interim-Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP), which is aimed to strengthen political and economic governance, support economic recovery, and reduce poverty.",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) reviews Togo's Interim-Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP).\n- The I-PRSP is aimed to strengthen political and economic governance, support economic recovery, and reduce poverty.\n- The I-PRSP recognizes challenges to achieve the MDGs and the risks to its implementation and paved the way for Poverty Reduction Growth Facility (PRGF) consideration.\n- The JSAN urged the authorities to deepen the analysis on the links between growth policies and sectoral programs and expenditures and their impact on poverty reduction.\n- Executive Directors assessed the key PRSP implementation risks such as capacity constraints, political tensions, and adverse economic shocks."
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      "heading": "Main findings and analysis",
      "content": "- I-PRSP objectives:\n  - Strengthen political and economic governance.\n  - Support economic recovery.\n  - Reduce poverty.\n- Recognition of implementation risks:\n  - Challenges to achieve the MDGs.\n  - Capacity constraints.\n  - Political tensions.\n  - Adverse economic shocks.\n- Analytical gap identified:\n  - Need to deepen analysis on the links between growth policies and sectoral programs and expenditures and their impact on poverty reduction.\n- Programmatic implication:\n  - The I-PRSP’s identification of risks and objectives paved the way for PRGF consideration."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Policy recommendations",
      "content": "- Deepen analysis of how growth policies translate into sectoral programs and expenditures and how these affect poverty reduction.\n- Address capacity constraints to improve PRSP implementation.\n- Manage political tensions to reduce implementation risk.\n- Strengthen resilience to adverse economic shocks to safeguard PRSP outcomes."
    },
    {
      "heading": "Publication and document specifics",
      "content": "- Publication date: May 23, 2008\n- Pages: 10\n- Volume: 2008\n- Issue: 166\n- Series: Country Report No. 2008/166\n- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451836639.002\n- Stock No: 1TGOEA2008003\n- ISBN: 9781451836639\n- ISSN: 1934-7685\n- Format: Download PDF available; Full text also available in français"
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      "heading": "Subjects and keywords",
      "content": "- Subject: Education, Health, Poverty, Poverty Reduction, Poverty reduction strategy\n- Keywords: authorities' I-PRSP, CR, full PRSP, Global, governance, government, I-PRSP policy measure, ISCR, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, PRS priority, PRSP outline, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa\n\nInternational Monetary Fund. \"Togo: Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper\", IMF Staff Country Reports 2008, 166 (2008).\n\n---\n\n Content in this bundle\n\n- Togo: Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper — Section 1\n  - Togo: Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper — Section 1 (Markdown version){rel=\"alternate\" type=\"text/markdown\"}\n  - Togo: Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper — Section 1 (PDF){rel=\"external\" type=\"application/pdf\"}\n\n---\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/cr/issues/2016/12/31/togo-joint-staff-advisory-note-on-the-interim-poverty-reduction-strategy-paper-21987"
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    "Published: May 23, 2008",
    "Series: IMF Staff Country Reports",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451836639.002",
    "This Joint Staff Advisory Note (JSAN) reviews Togo's Interim-Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP).",
    "The I-PRSP is aimed to strengthen political and economic governance, support economic recovery, and reduce poverty.",
    "The I-PRSP recognizes challenges to achieve the MDGs and the risks to its implementation and paved the way for Poverty Reduction Growth Facility (PRGF) consideration.",
    "The JSAN urged the authorities to deepen the analysis on the links between growth policies and sectoral programs and expenditures and their impact on poverty reduction.",
    "Executive Directors assessed the key PRSP implementation risks such as capacity constraints, political tensions, and adverse economic shocks.",
    "I-PRSP objectives:",
    "Recognition of implementation risks:",
    "Analytical gap identified:",
    "Programmatic implication:",
    "Deepen analysis of how growth policies translate into sectoral programs and expenditures and how these affect poverty reduction.",
    "Address capacity constraints to improve PRSP implementation.",
    "Manage political tensions to reduce implementation risk.",
    "Strengthen resilience to adverse economic shocks to safeguard PRSP outcomes.",
    "Publication date: May 23, 2008",
    "Pages: 10",
    "Volume: 2008",
    "Issue: 166",
    "Series: Country Report No. 2008/166",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451836639.002",
    "Stock No: 1TGOEA2008003",
    "ISBN: 9781451836639",
    "ISSN: 1934-7685",
    "Format: Download PDF available; Full text also available in français",
    "Subject: Education, Health, Poverty, Poverty Reduction, Poverty reduction strategy",
    "Keywords: authorities' I-PRSP, CR, full PRSP, Global, governance, government, I-PRSP policy measure, ISCR, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, PRS priority, PRSP outline, Sub-Saharan Africa, West Africa",
    "**Togo: Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper — Section 1**"
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