## Is the PRGF Living Up to Expectations?

_Occasional Papers, September 26, 2002_

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## Bibliographic details
- Authors: Benedict J. Clements, Gabriela Inchauste, Nita Thacker, Thomas William Dorsey, Shamsuddin Tareq, Emanuele Baldacci, Sanjeev Gupta, Mark W. Plant
- Published: September 26, 2002
- Series: Occasional Papers
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781589061125.084

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### Background and Purpose
- In late 1999 the IMF established the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF).
- PRGF objectives: integrate poverty reduction and growth more fully into IMF operations for the poorest countries; base operations on national poverty reduction strategies prepared by the country with broad participation of key stakeholders.
- A review of the program was to be conducted two years later.

### Scope and Methodology of the Paper
- The paper synthesizes two IMF staff papers:
  - Review of the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility: Issues and Options
  - Review of the Key Features of the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility: Staff Analyses
- The paper draws on a broad range of internal and external views gathered between July 2001 and February 2002, including:
  - Discussions at regional forums
  - Meetings with donor government officials
  - Meetings with representatives of civil society organizations
  - Comments of key officials in member countries with PRGF arrangements

### Subject Areas and Keywords
- Subjects: Budget planning and preparation, Expenditure, Health care spending, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, Public financial management (PFM)
- Keywords: Africa, Budget planning and preparation, core area, Global, Health care spending, impact analysis, OP, outlay, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, PRGF, PRGF conditionality, PRGF-supported arrangement, PRGF-supported program, program document, PRSPs

*Occasional Paper No. 2002/008 — Is the PRGF Living Up to Expectations?*

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