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Benin: Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Joint Staff Advisory Note

June 21, 2007

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Benin: Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Joint Staff Advisory Note, (USA: International Monetary Fund, 2007) accessed November 21, 2024

Summary

The Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (SCRP) for Benin explains growth strategy for poverty reduction. The SCRP emphasizes the importance of addressing governance, transparency, and corruption. Capacity for budget management will also have to be improved at the level of sectoral ministries. The SCRP could be strengthened in future progress reports. To facilitate the achievement of key objectives, the authorities should establish appropriate institutions that implement, monitor, and evaluate progress under the strategy.

Subject: Budget planning and preparation, Education, Health, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy

Keywords: Benin, CR, Development partner, Governance, Growth, ISCR, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, Private sector development, PRSP, Renewed focus, SCRP, SCRP note, SCRP report

Publication Details

  • Pages:

    10

  • Volume:

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  • DOI:

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  • Issue:

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  • Series:

    Country Report No. 2007/214

  • Stock No:

    1BENEA2007003

  • ISBN:

    9781451803501

  • ISSN:

    1934-7685