Lao People's Democratic Republic: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Preparation Status Report

October 6, 2003

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Lao People's Democratic Republic: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Preparation Status Report, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2003) accessed September 18, 2024

Summary

This Status Report summarizes the main steps that have been undertaken since the last progress report to finalize the National Poverty Eradication Program (NPEP) of Lao People's Democratic Republic. The NPEP is a comprehensive framework for growth and development, with a focus of an in-depth improvement of the poverty situation in the poorest districts. It is the government's operational planning instrument, based on active participation at all levels, to achieve growth and poverty eradication. The NPEP monitoring will be completed by a separate monitoring of the progress achieved toward the MDGs.

Subject: Medium-term budget frameworks, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords: CR, District poverty issue, Draft NPEP, Government, ISCR, Medium-term budget frameworks, NPEP, NPEP documentation, NPEP monitoring, NPEP policy framework, Poverty reduction, The NPEP monitoring

Publication Details

Pages:

7
Volume:

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Series:

Country Report No. 2003/310
Stock No:

1LAOEA0032003
ISBN:

9781451822502
ISSN:

1934-7685

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