Contents

1.	Introduction
2.	The Forward-Looking Analytical Work Program on Macroeconomic Issues
		Improving Growth Outcomes
		Assessing the Macroeconomic Consequences of Aid
		Addressing Vulnerability and Exogenous Shocks
		Assessing Debt Sustainability
		Accessing Private Capital Markets
3.	Synopsis of Recent IMF Research on Low-Income Countries
		The Determinants of Growth and Poverty
		Fiscal Policy and Poverty Reduction
		External Sector Policies and Poverty Reduction
		Monetary, Exchange Policy, and Financial Market Issues
		Structural Reforms and Poverty Reduction
		Accessing Private Capital Markets
		Other Issues
4.	Bibliography
		Determinants of Growth and Poverty
		Fiscal Policy and Poverty Reduction
		External Sector Policies and Poverty Reduction
		Monetary, Exchange Policy, and Financial Market Issues
		Structural Reforms and Poverty Reduction
		Accessing Private Capital Markets
		Other Issues