Burkina Faso: Economic Development Documents

IMF Staff Country Reports, March 23, 2018

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Paper discusses various economic development documents of Burkina Faso.
Economic Development Documents are prepared by member countries in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners.
These documents describe countries’ macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of financing.
Publication date: March 23, 2018.
Pages: 23
Volume: 2018
Issue: 085
Series: Country Report No. 2018/085
DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781484348659.002
Stock No: 1BFAEA2018002
ISBN: 9781484348659
ISSN: 1934-7685

Aim: to structurally transform the Burkinabè economy to generate strong, sustainable, resilient, and inclusive growth in order to create decent jobs for all and improve social well-being.
As a national benchmark, the plan aims to achieve cumulative growth of per capita income to reduce poverty and meet the population’s basic needs within a fair and sustainable social framework.
Time horizon: 2016–2020.

During the entire PNDES implementation phase, measures will be taken to improve the quality of institutions.
Strengthen governance.
Improve the availability of qualified human resources to meet the economy’s structural transformation needs.

Subject areas: Education, Health, Human capital, Labor, Population and demographics, Poverty.
Keywords: CR, economic growth, Human capital, human resources, ISCR, PNDES, PNDES document, PNDES hinge, PNDES implementation guidelines principle, PNDES implementation mechanism, PNDES result, PNDES strategy, population age structure, poverty rate, rate, West Africa.

International Monetary Fund. African Dept. "Burkina Faso: Economic Development Documents", IMF Staff Country Reports 2018, 085 (2018).