IMF Staff Country Reports

Nicaragua: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Joint Staff Advisory Note

May 16, 2006

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Nicaragua: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Joint Staff Advisory Note, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2006) accessed November 23, 2024

Summary

Nicaragua’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper discusses several strategic policies for boosting medium-term economic growth. The role of the private sector as the main engine of growth through the stimulation of investment and exports is underscored. It also emphasizes the objective of broad-based economic growth that promotes employment and rural development. To this end, the authorities intend to improve the investment climate, increase public infrastructure spending, enhance investment in human capital, and strengthen protection of vulnerable groups.

Subject: Health, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, Public financial management (PFM)

Keywords: CR, Economic growth, Economy, Global, Government, ISCR, Poverty alleviation program, Poverty analysis, Poverty diagnostic, Poverty map, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, Poverty spending, Poverty trend, Poverty-reducing activity

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    15

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2006/172

  • Stock No:

    1NICEA2006001

  • ISBN:

    9781451829266

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685