Bangladesh: Joint Staff Advisory Note of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
IMF Staff Country Reports, February 14, 2006
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Bibliographic details
- Published: February 14, 2006
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451804195.002
Summary
- Provides IMF staff advice on key priorities for strengthening Bangladesh’s poverty reduction strategy (PRS) and for ensuring its effective implementation.
- Highlights key strengths of the PRS while bringing out some weaknesses of existing policies that may undermine successful implementation of the strategy.
- Notes that the strategic agenda of the National Strategy for Accelerated Poverty Reduction (NSAPR), built on the policy triangle of pro-poor growth, human development, and governance, is consistent with the challenge of accelerating growth and poverty reduction.
Key findings and analysis
- Strategic framework
- The NSAPR’s policy triangle (pro-poor growth, human development, governance) is consistent with the challenge of accelerating growth and poverty reduction.
- Implementation risks
- Existing policy weaknesses are identified that may undermine successful implementation of the PRS.
- Emphasis areas
- The note focuses attention on priorities for strengthening the PRS and ensuring effective implementation; specific operational weaknesses are noted but not enumerated on the landing page.
Policy priorities and recommendations (framework-level)
- Strengthen policies that support the NSAPR’s three pillars:
- Pro-poor growth
- Human development
- Governance
- Address weaknesses in existing policies to reduce implementation risk and enhance the effectiveness of the PRS.