Republic of Armenia: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report—Joint Staff Advisory Note
IMF Staff Country Reports, June 2, 2005
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- Published: June 2, 2005
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781451801583.002
Summary
- This Joint Staff Advisory (JSA) Note examines the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) Progress Report for Armenia.
- The Progress Report provides evidence of stronger-than-anticipated poverty reduction and economic performance, improvement in the labor market, and a number of other accomplishments, particularly in fiscal policy and social service delivery.
- The report indicates progress on issues raised in the previous JSA, including improved monitoring and evaluation, participation, and aligning the budget process with the PRSP.
Key findings and substantive outcomes
- Stronger-than-anticipated poverty reduction.
- Stronger-than-anticipated economic performance.
- Improvement in the labor market.
- Accomplishments in fiscal policy.
- Improvements in social service delivery.
- Progress on improved monitoring and evaluation.
- Progress on participation.
- Progress on aligning the budget process with the PRSP.
Subjects and keywords
- Subject: Fiscal policy, Labor, Labor markets, Poverty, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy
- Keywords: authorities' PRSP Progress Report, cash family poverty benefit, CR, government, ISCR, Labor markets, poverty analysis, poverty information, Poverty reduction, Poverty reduction strategy, PRSP implementation, PRSP Progress Report, reform program, tax authorities
International Monetary Fund. Republic of Armenia: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report—Joint Staff Advisory Note (IMF Staff Country Reports), June 2, 2005.