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Central African Republic
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, Interim Version
December 13, 2000

Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (I-PRSPs), prepared by member countries, summarize the current knowledge and assessment of a country's poverty situation, describe the existing poverty reduction strategy, identifies gaps in poverty data, diagnotics, and monitoring capacity, and lay out the process for addressing these gaps and producing a fully developed Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper in a participatory fashion. This country document is being made available on the IMF website by agreement with the member country as a service to users of the IMF website.

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Contents

1.

Introduction

2.

Preliminary Diagnosis of Poverty in the Central African Republic

 

2.1

The nature of poverty

 

2.2

Analysis of the situation

 

2.3

Measures implemented

3.

From the NPRP to the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP)

 

3.1

Objectives and strategies

   

3.1.1

Objectives

   

3.1.2.

Main strategic approaches

   

3.1.3

Sector priorities for poverty reduction

 

3.2

Steps involved in preparing the PRSP

   

3.2.1

Chronology of activities

   

3.2.2

Implementation and follow-up-evaluation of the PRSP

4.

Macroeconomic And Financial Framework


Conclusion

Table 1: Some Poverty Indicators in the Central African Republic

Annexes:
 

A. Socioeconomic Indicators
B. Economic and Financial Indicators
C. Proposed Timetable for Implementation of Activities
D. Matrix of Economic and Structural Measures, 2000-02

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