The Gambia: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: Second Annual Progress Report

International Monetary Fund

No 2006/396, IMF Staff Country Reports from International Monetary Fund

Abstract: The economic performance has been positive as tight macroeconomic policies prevailed, helped by a remarkable revenue mobilization effort. None of the key indicator targets were met. Fiscal performance improved, but there was an increase in the overall fiscal deficit. Monetary policy was also less expansionary. Efforts were sustained to strengthen the justice delivery system. The long-term goal is to eradicate poverty by significantly increasing the national income, through stable economic growth, and reducing income and non-income inequalities through specific poverty-reduction priority interventions.

Keywords: ISCR; CR; private sector; real GDP; debt service; basic education; broad money; capital expenditure; inflation rate; poverty rate; financial support; road transport authority; HIV and AIDS; Budget planning and preparation; West Africa; Sub-Saharan Africa; Gambia woman; housing finance Association; Gambia groundnut council; Gambia basic education certification examination; poverty reduction strategy paper; Gambia civil aviation authority; Gambia port authority; Africa (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 53
Date: 2006-11-07
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