The report provides the details of the assessment on Mongolia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. It describes the … Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EGPRS), which presents main policy directions of the government with a focus on … economic growth acceleration and poverty reduction efforts. It describes the transition period of Mongolia, demographic trends …

This paper reviews Azerbaijan’s State Program on Poverty Reduction and Economic Development 2003–2005 (SPPRED). The … Poverty Reduction Program in Azerbaijan has attracted an extensive and high degree of interest, matching its complexity and … scope. The main objective of the SPPRED is to define and measure poverty in Azerbaijan using a variety of indicators …

Botswana’s 2003 Article IV Consultation reports that Botswana’s core economic database is largely adequate for …

The staff report for the 2005 Article IV Consultation on Botswana highlights key issues, recent developments, and …

production, have moved Botswana into the ranks of middle-income countries. Maintaining fiscal surpluses over the medium term is …

policies. Botswana’s real effective exchange rate is broadly in line with economic fundamentals and consistent with external …

This 2002 Article IV Consultation highlights that real GDP growth of Botswana slipped to an estimated 11⁄4 percent in … 2001/02 (July–June), largely reflecting a downturn in the global diamond market and a drop in Botswana’s diamond production …. The non-mining sectors performed better, especially the service industries. Their success is in part a product of Botswana …

’s current anti-HTV/AIDS policies and programs in Botswana. The paper throws light on the policy challenges that Botswana …, about 10 percent of GDP, by 2010 (using the baseline estimates). The paper also analyzes Botswana’s approach to medium …