Republic of Moldova and the IMF

Republic of Moldova
Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper
November 15, 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.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Characteristics of Poverty in Moldova

3. Three Pillars of a Poverty Reduction Strategy
   
   1. Sustainable and Inclusive Economic Growth
      
   2. Human Development
         Health
         Education

4. Social Protection

5. Institutional Mechanisms for the PRSP
   
   1. Institutional Arrangements
      
   2. Measures to Strengthen Public Expenditure Management

6. Participatory Process and Timetable for the PRSP

7. Monitoring Indicators

Appendix A: A Three-year Macroeconomic Framework
Appendix B: Policy Measures for Sustainable and Inclusive Economic
   Growth and Poverty Reduction 2001–2003
Appendix C: Monitoring Indicators
Appendix D: Work Program for the Preparation of the PRSP