| Glossary |
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| Executive Summary |
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| I. |
Background |
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| II. |
Recent Developments in the CIS-7 Countries |
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A. |
Growth, Poverty, and the PRSP Process |
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B. |
External Finance and Debt Sustainability |
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C. |
Fiscal Adjustment, Polices and Institutions |
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D. |
Governance, Corruption, and the Business Environment |
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E. |
Capacity Building |
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F. |
Regional Cooperation |
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| III. |
The Way Forward |
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A. |
Toward Effective Poverty Reduction Strategies |
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B. |
Managing Public Finances and Debt |
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C. |
Fostering Efficient Private Sector Development |
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D. |
Placing an Emphasis on Regional Cooperation |
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| IV. |
Concluding Remarks |
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| Sources |
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| Annex 1. Assumptions Used in Debt Sustainability
Scenarios |
| Boxes |
| 1. |
Reducing Poverty in the Kyrgyz Republic |
| 2. |
The CIS-7 Countries and the Millennium Development
Goals |
| 3. |
Community Development in Moldova and Tajikistan |
| 4. |
The IFIs' Work on Transparency and Budget
Management |
| 5. |
Succeeding Against All Odds: Business Restructuring
in the CIS-7 |
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| Tables |
| 1. |
CIS-7: Real GDP Growth |
| 2. |
Indicators of Public and Publicly-Guaranteed
Debt Service |
| 3. |
Present Value Indicators of Public and Publicly-Guaranteed
Debt Burden |
| 4. |
IFIs' Technical Assistance to the CIS-7, 2000-03 |
| 5. |
CIS-7: Geographical Composition of Merchandise
Trade |
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| Figures |
| 1. |
CIS-7 Poverty Rates |
| 2. |
Incidence of Public Expenditures in the CIS-7 |
| 3. |
Social Outcomes in the CIS-7 Countries |
| 4. |
CIS-7: Government Revenues, Expenditures and
Deficit |
| 5. |
Public External Debt Service and Developmental
Expenditures |
| 6. |
Obstacles to the Operation and Growth of Business
in the CIS-7, 2002 |
| 7. |
Growth Rates and Geographical Composition
of CIS-7 Exports |
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| Annex Tables |
| 1. |
Central Government Revenue (excluding grants) |
| 2. |
Exports of Goods and Services |
| 3. |
External Current Account Balance |
| 4. |
External Environment Assumptions |
