Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
IMF Staff Country Reports, January 13, 2014
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- Published: January 13, 2014
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781475547009.002
Overview and Purpose
- Discusses Second National Poverty Reduction Strategy II (NPRS-II) (2012–2016) for Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe.
- Compares poverty profiles from 2000 and 2010 using the average income method.
Key Findings on Poverty Trends
- Incidence of poverty decreased from 53.8 percent in 2000 to 49.6 percent in 2010.
- Reduction in poverty incidence amounted to 4.2 percentage points between 2000 and 2010.
- The observed reduction is "far below the target set in the NPRS-I for 2010."
- The comparison "also shows relative improvement in the depth of poverty."
Scope and Subject Areas
- Subjects covered: Education, Health, Population and demographics, Poverty, Poverty reduction strategy.
- Keywords include: central bank, CR, debt relief, economic activity, exchange rate, financial crisis, foreign currency, foreign direct investment, Global, human resources, interest rate, ISCR, Poverty reduction strategy, primary sector, private sector, real GDP, Sub-Saharan Africa.