Togo: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (2009-11)

IMF Staff Country Reports, January 29, 2010

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• Published: January 29, 2010
• Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451836691.002

Overview

• Focus: Togo’s Poverty Reduction Strategy (Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper adopted March 2008).
• Key context: Adoption of the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper in March 2008 allowed Togo once again to benefit from international financial cooperation.
• Governance objectives emphasized:
  • Improving political and economic governance.
  • Continuing national reconciliation and political reform.
  • Strengthening the rule of law and the security of persons and property.
  • Implementing institutional reforms.

Key findings and emphasis

• The Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (adopted March 2008) reopened access to international financial cooperation for Togo.
• The government pursued multiple governance-related actions:
  • National reconciliation and political reform.
  • Strengthening the rule of law.
  • Enhancing security of persons and property.
  • Implementing institutional reforms across the public sector.
• Specific reform focus areas:
  • Governance improvements in nonperforming state enterprises.
  • Reforms in the banking sector aimed at improving governance.

Policy measures and recommendations (as described)

• Sustain and advance political reforms to consolidate national reconciliation.
• Strengthen legal and security frameworks to protect persons and property.
• Continue institutional reform programs to improve public-sector effectiveness.
• Implement governance reforms targeting:
  • Nonperforming state enterprises.
  • The banking sector.

Thematic coverage

• Subject areas listed:
  • Education
  • Environment
  • Health
  • Population and demographics
  • Poverty
  • Poverty reduction strategy
• Keywords included: civil society, community development, CR, financial support, free trade zone, Global, ISCR, private sector, West Africa

Publication facts and identifiers

• Publication title: Togo: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (2009-11)
• Date: January 29, 2010
• Pages: 113
• Series: Country Report No. 2010/033
• Issue: 033
• Volume: 2010
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451836691.002
• ISBN: 9781451836691
• ISSN: 1934-7685
• Availability note: Also available in French.

International Monetary Fund. "Togo: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (2009-11)", IMF Staff Country Reports 2010, 033 (2010), accessed 9/23/2026, https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451836691.002

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