IMF Staff Country Reports

Union of the Comoros : Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

Author/Editor:

International Monetary Fund

Publication Date:

May 26, 2006

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

The Union of the Comoros’s Interim Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRGS) paper reports that the government’s macroeconomic objectives under the PRGS framework entail preserving major economic equilibria. To increase control over government spending, the government intends to reduce the relative weight of the wage bill, manage the public debt efficiently, and rationalize government outlays. Reforms are under way, with World Bank support aimed at more efficient handling of the public debt and improving the quality of services provided in the context of a rehabilitation of public finance.

Series:

Country Report No. 06/191

Subject:

Agricultural sector Comoros Economic growth Education Energy sector Fiscal policy Fisheries Governance Government expenditures Health care Livestock Political economy Population Poverty Poverty reduction Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers Private sector Revenues Tourism Transport