Republic of Armenia: Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
IMF Staff Country Reports, December 22, 2008
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- Published: December 22, 2008
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451801712.002
Summary Findings
- The document presents a Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Republic of Armenia’s Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP).
- Armenia’s poverty rate declined in 2006 to 26.5 percent of the population.
- Armenia’s extreme poverty rate declined in 2006 to 4.1 percent of the population.
- These 2006 poverty and extreme poverty outcomes surpassed PRSP-1 projections.
- Inequality decreased, as measured by the Gini coefficient, from 0.395 in 2004 to 0.369 in 2006.
Macroeconomic Policy and Poverty Reduction
- Prudent fiscal and monetary policies were instrumental in maintaining macroeconomic stability and contributing to poverty reduction.
Subjects and Keywords (as provided)
- Subjects: Expenditure, Pension reform, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy
- Keywords: CR, Global, ISCR, Pension reform, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, SDP action plans, SDP baseline scenario, SDP objective, SDP process, SDP progress reports, SDP projection