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Population Aging in Japan; Demographic Shock and Fiscal Sustainability
Mühleisen, Martin; Faruqee, Hamid - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2001
The paper develops a general equilibrium framework to examine the economic implications of population aging in Japan … assess the impact of aging on Japan's government finances; and (ii) compare fiscal policy options with respect to their … implications of population aging in Japan. Particular attention is paid to aggregate saving behavior which is modeled on the basis …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005769220
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Republic of Congo; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This paper examines Congo’s Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (I-PRSP). Congo’s I-PRSP explains the features and causes of poverty in Congo. It provides a short- and medium-term vision of development as well as a strategic orientation for a return to sustainable and equitable growth....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005825383
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Guinea; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2013
This paper on Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers on Guinea explains medium-term development framework to achieve Millennium Development Goals and fulfill the authorities’ vision of Guinea as an emerging economy in 15 to 25 years, respectful of human rights and gender equality and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011242909
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Haiti; Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2006
This document presents a profile of poverty, and indicates briefly the stakes and challenges involved, using available quantitative and qualitative data to specify the targeted objectives to be reached. Actions to be taken are then positioned within a macroeconomic framework for which short- and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011243371
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Rwanda; Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
Rwanda’s Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy provides a medium-term framework for achieving the country’s long-term development goals and aspirations as embodied in Rwanda Vision 2020, the seven-year Government of Rwanda programme, and the Millennium Development...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011244912
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Kingdom of Lesotho; Joint Staff Advisory Note on the National Strategic Development Plan
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2012
Lesotho’s National Strategic Development Plan (NSDP) serves as an implementation strategy for the national vision. It recognizes the significant challenges Lesotho faces in reducing poverty and making growth more broad-based. Overall, it presents a coherent analysis and offers an...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245226
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Liberia; Joint Staff Advisory Note of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2008
Liberia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper highlights the civil war as the underlying cause of extreme poverty. A major challenge for the government is to attract more donor aid and private investment in the provision of infrastructure given its own limited budget and the constraints on...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011245429
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Global Relative Poverty
Nielsen, Lynge - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2009
The paper provides estimates of global relative poverty trends from 1970 onwards. Relative poverty is shown to have decreased significantly, but at the same time there has been a worsening poverty outcome among up to one billion of the world's poorest citizens. The paper also proposes a...
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India; Is the Rising Tide Lifting All Boats?
Topalova, Petia - International Monetary Fund (IMF) - 2008
While many have celebrated India's accelerating economic growth, some have expressed concern about the distributional impacts of the growth process. Cognizant of the vulnerability of its large population below poverty, India's authorities have made faster and more inclusive economic growth the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005768877
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Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe; Joint Staff Advisory Note of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
International Monetary Fund (IMF); International … - 2005
This Joint Staff Advisory Note focuses on the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe. The PRSP sets an ambitious policy agenda–with an overall cost of about US$210 million for the first seven years of implementation. It provides a...
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