## Togo: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (2009-11)

_IMF Staff Country Reports, January 29, 2010_

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## Bibliographic details
- Published: January 29, 2010
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451836691.002

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### 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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