IMF Staff Country Reports

Pakistan: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Joint Staff Advisory Note

Publication Date:

July 2, 2010

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The government of Pakistan completed its second full Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP-II) in December 2008. PRSP-II builds on the first Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP-I), which was adopted in December 2003, but is shaped by recent political and economic developments. Against this background, PRSP-II focuses on regaining macroeconomic stability and the growth momentum of 5–7 percent a year, while protecting the poor and vulnerable—objectives that are supported by the IMF’s Stand-By Arrangement and the World Bank’s proposed Poverty Reduction and Economic Support Operation.

Series:

Country Report No. 2010/182

Subject:

Expenditure Health Poverty Poverty reduction Poverty reduction strategy Social assistance spending