IMF Staff Country Reports

Vietnam: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

Publication Date:

February 13, 2004

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This paper assesses the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper of Vietnam, known as the Comprehensive Poverty Reduction and Growth Strategy (CPRGS). It is an action program to achieve economic growth and poverty reduction objectives. This paper reviews the objectives and tasks of socio-economic development and poverty reduction. The government of Vietnam takes poverty reduction as a cutting-through objective in the process of country socio-economic development and declares its commitment to implement the Millennium Development Goals and poverty reduction objectives.

Series:

Country Report No. 2004/025

Subject:

Education Infrastructure National accounts Poverty Poverty reduction Poverty reduction and development Poverty reduction strategy