Serbia and Montenegro: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

IMF Staff Country Reports, May 4, 2004

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Bibliographic details

• Published: May 4, 2004
• Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451833539.002

Overview

• Focus: Serbia and Montenegro’s Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP).
• Process outcome: National indicators in line with the Millennium Development Goals have been identified.
• Core strategy focus: Establishing conditions for dynamic and equitable economic growth through:
  • Creation of a stable macroeconomic environment.
  • Creation of a favorable investment climate to create employment.
  • Reduction of economic vulnerability.
  • Establishment of key programs to directly promote employment among the poor.

Key findings and objectives

• Identified national indicators aligned with the Millennium Development Goals.
• Poverty reduction strategy emphasizes:
  • Dynamic and equitable economic growth.
  • Employment creation as a central mechanism for poverty reduction.
  • Targeted programs to promote employment among the poor.
  • Macroeconomic stability and an improved investment climate as prerequisites for sustainable poverty reduction.

Policy recommendations (implied by strategy focus)

• Prioritize policies that establish a stable macroeconomic environment.
• Implement measures to improve the investment climate to stimulate private-sector employment creation.
• Design and implement key programs directly promoting employment for poor households to reduce economic vulnerability.

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• Serbia and Montenegro: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, May 2004, IMF Country Report No. 04/120
  • Serbia and Montenegro: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, May 2004, IMF Country Report No. 04/120 (PDF)