debt and debt service during the 1990s. To reduce growth volatility, since the mid-1990s, the government has attempted to …

The 2006 Article IV Consultation, First Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth … Facility of Sierra Leone reviews sustainability of higher economic growth and reduction of poverty. Sierra Leone has made …

address the challenges of enhancing growth and reducing poverty. It adopted a Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper in February …

This paper presents key findings of the First Review for Burundi under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF …). Economic growth in Burundi increased to 4.5 percent in 2008, mainly because of a good coffee harvest and more donor …

The 2006 Article IV Consultation on Rwanda highlights medium-term stimulating growth to reduce poverty. The government … of Rwanda’s medium-term policies address the country’s challenges to increase growth and make headway toward the … reforms and social reconstruction. Together with debt relief, this has led to macroeconomic stability, strong economic growth …

Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF). The Gambia remains at high risk of debt distress. Overall performance under the PRGF …

This 2007 Article IV Consultation highlights that a number of factors have constrained Cameroon’s growth potential … trade; weaker infrastructure and human capital base; and weaker business environment. Growth picked up somewhat in 2006 …