Zambia: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Joint Staff Advisory Note
IMF Staff Country Reports, August 22, 2007
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Bibliographic details
- Published: August 22, 2007
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451841312.002
Summary
- The Joint Staff Advisory Note discusses the progress in implementing the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Zambia.
- The government has officially launched its second PRSP, known as the Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP) for 2006–10.
- The FNDP builds on the achievements of the first PRSP, including strong improvements in macroeconomic performance and progress in public expenditure management.
- The FNDP has strengthened its focus on key issues, emphasizes achieving tangible results, and includes appropriate monitoring and evaluation arrangements.
Major findings and progress
- Official launch of the second PRSP: Fifth National Development Plan (FNDP) for 2006–10.
- Builds on achievements of the first PRSP:
- Strong improvements in macroeconomic performance.
- Progress in public expenditure management.
- FNDP enhancements:
- Strengthened focus on key issues.
- Emphasis on achieving tangible results.
- Inclusion of appropriate monitoring and evaluation arrangements.
Subjects and keywords (as listed)
- Subjects:
- Budget planning and preparation
- Fiscal policy
- Health
- Poverty
- Poverty reduction
- Poverty reduction strategy
- Public financial management (PFM)
- Keywords:
- baseline financing scenario
- Budget planning and preparation
- CR
- financing
- FNDP financing scenario
- FNDP implementation
- Global
- governance
- governance priority
- government of the Republic of Zambia
- implementation of the FNDP
- ISCR
- Poverty reduction
- Poverty reduction strategy
- Zambia
Content in this bundle
- IMF staff assessment of Zambia’s Fifth National Development Plan