Albania: Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report

IMF Staff Country Reports, July 21, 2004

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Bibliographic details

• Published: July 21, 2004
• Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451800746.002

Executive summary

• The report presents the Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report (APR) for Albania.
• The second year of National Strategy for Socio-Economic Development (NSSED) implementation in Albania saw significant improvements in a number of areas, despite continuing political uncertainties and governance issues.
• The APR provides an appropriate analysis of poverty, recent economic developments, and sectoral reforms.
• IMF staff commends the government for using information from the Living Standard Measurement Survey and other sources to analyze patterns in living standards and to enrich its previous diagnoses of poverty.

Analysis and findings

• APR content:
  • Analysis of poverty patterns using Living Standard Measurement Survey and other sources.
  • Assessment of recent economic developments.
  • Review of sectoral reforms under NSSED implementation.
• Implementation progress:
  • Noted "significant improvements in a number of areas" during the second year of NSSED implementation.
• Constraints and risks:
  • Continuing political uncertainties.
  • Governance issues affecting implementation.

Data and methodology

• Key data source highlighted: Living Standard Measurement Survey (LSMS).
• Use of LSMS and other sources is credited with enriching previous poverty diagnoses.

IMF staff appraisal

• Commendation:
  • IMF staff "commends the government for using information from the Living Standard Measurement Survey and other sources to analyze patterns in living standards and to enrich its previous diagnoses of poverty."
• Overall judgment:
  • The APR is characterized as presenting an appropriate analysis of poverty, recent economic developments, and sectoral reforms.

Subjects and keywords (as stated in the source)

• Subject: Education, Expenditure, Labor, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy
• Keywords: Albania government, CR, government, government decision, IDA poverty Assessment, ISCR, National Strategy for Socio-Economic Development, NSSED goal, NSSED implementation, NSSED process, poverty diagnostic, poverty outcome, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy

International Monetary Fund. Albania: Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report.

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• On June 7, 2004, the government of Albania publicly presented its second Annual Progress Report
  • On June 7, 2004, the government of Albania publicly presented its second Annual Progress Report (Markdown version)
  • On June 7, 2004, the government of Albania publicly presented its second Annual Progress Report (PDF)