IMF Staff Country Reports

Kyrgyz Republic: Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Annual Progress Report

Publication Date:

July 15, 2004

Electronic Access:

Free Download. Use the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view this PDF file

Summary:

The attached Joint Staff Assessment (JSA) of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report on the Kyrgyz Republic highlights the poverty diagnosis and macroeconomic framework. Poverty developments have been particularly encouraging in the rural areas, where the majority of Kyrgyzstan’s poor live, with a relatively larger reduction in the poverty level, and reductions in extreme poverty and expenditure inequality. The IMF staff welcomes the work initiated to improve costing and prioritization and poverty analysis.

Series:

Country Report No. 2004/201

Subject:

Education Health Poverty Poverty reduction Poverty reduction strategy