Burundi: Joint Staff Assessment of the Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
IMF Staff Country Reports, February 12, 2004
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- Published: February 12, 2004
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451802856.002
Summary and core findings
- The poverty reduction strategy program summarizes the current state of knowledge on poverty in Burundi derived from the participatory process and national consultations.
- The paper describes Burundi’s serious poverty situation and presents a sound poverty reduction strategy that is integrated into the immediate post-conflict priorities stemming from the Arusha agreement.
Priority areas identified
- Peace and democratic governance
- Reintegration of conflict victims and disadvantaged groups into the economy
- Private sector development
- Issues on human capital
- HIV/AIDS-related issues
- Advancing the role of women in development
Policy orientation and analysis
- The strategy is presented as sound and explicitly integrated with immediate post-conflict priorities from the Arusha agreement.
- Emphasis on participatory processes and national consultations as the basis for poverty diagnosis and strategy formulation.
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