Liberia: Poverty Reduction Strategy: Progress Report

International Monetary Fund

No 2010/194, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: Liberia made slow progress on the implementation of the Poverty Reduction Strategy (PRS). The impact of the global economic crisis affected implementation and slowed the pace of growth. With the development of the Public Financial Management (PFM) framework, a PRS deliverable, the credibility of the country’s financial systems is being restored. Increased vigilance in tax collection efforts, expansion of the tax base, and the elimination of discretionary exceptions led to a rise in revenue by 13.5 percent from US$207 million in fiscal year (FY) 2007/08 to US$235 million in FY2008/09.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; economic growth; human resources; job creation; private sector; civil society; financial crisis; rule of law; justice system; Mangolian authorities; CDA deliverables; Securities; Women; West Africa; Global (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 49
Date: 2010-07-07
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