Malawi: Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report
Malawi: Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Published: 2003-11-07

Total Pages: 10

ISBN-13: 9781451828023

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This joint staff assessment evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of Malawi's poverty reduction strategy (MPRS), and considers whether the PRSP provides a sound basis for concessional assistance from the World Bank and IMF, as well as for debt relief under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Debt Initiative. The annual review of the MPRS highlighted the reduced allocation of budgetary resources to pro-poor activities and the slow progress made in implementing structural and sectoral policy measures, and assesses that the implementation of the MPRSP has been unsatisfactory.

Malawi
Malawi

Author: Fondo Monetario Internacional

Publisher:

Published: 2006

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13:

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Malawi: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper - Third Annual Progress Report - Joint Staff Advisory Note
Malawi: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper - Third Annual Progress Report - Joint Staff Advisory Note

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND

Published: 2006-12-11

Total Pages: 9

ISBN-13: 9781451828122

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The government of Malawi has finalized its third annual progress report (APR) of Malawi's Poverty Reduction Strategy (MPRS) for the period July 2004 to December 2005. The government's strategy as described in the MPRS focuses on reducing poverty through creating a stable macroeconomic environment and undertaking activities in four interrelated pillars. IMF staff recommends that in future processes, extra effort is made to ensure greater participation by the private sector and key members of parliament. The food security crisis was deeper than anticipated, leading to higher expenditures.

Malawi
Malawi

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2003-11-07

Total Pages: 93

ISBN-13: 1451827997

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Malawi has made satisfactory economic progress under the Poverty Reduction Growth Facility (PRGF) arrangement. Executive Directors commended fiscal consolidation, structural reforms, and monetary policy, and stressed the need to maintain macroeconomic stability. They welcomed the Malawi Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, which is aimed to attain the Millennium Development Goals. They agreed that Malawi attained the successful completion of the first review under the PRGF arrangement and approved a waiver, extension of arrangement, and an interim assistance under the Heavily Indebted Poor Countries Debt Initiative.

Capacity Building in Africa
Capacity Building in Africa

Author: World Bank

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2005-01-01

Total Pages: 114

ISBN-13: 0821362429

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African countries need to improve the performance of their public sectors if they are going to achieve their goals of growth, poverty reduction, and the provision of better services for their citizens. Between 1995 and 2004, the Bank provided some $9 billion in lending and close to $900 million in grants and administrative budget to support public sector capacity building in Africa. This evaluation assesses Bank support for public sector capacity building in Africa over these past 10 years. It is based on six country studies, assessments of country strategies and operations across the Region, and review of the work of the World Bank Institute, the Institutional Development Fund, and the Bank-supported African Capacity Building Foundation.

Malawi
Malawi

Author: International Monetary Fund

Publisher: International Monetary Fund

Published: 2005-08-10

Total Pages: 7

ISBN-13: 145182808X

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This paper examines the Annual Progress Report on Malawi’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. Malawi could not reach its macroeconomic targets owing mainly to expansionary fiscal policies, which resulted in higher-than-envisaged domestic debt, interest rates, and inflation. The authorities aim to reduce the government’s domestic debt to free fiscal resources for development expenditures and ease credit costs for private sector-led growth. The University of Malawi undertook several activities meant to increase access and equity and to reduce reliance on government subventions.

Ten Steps to a Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation System
Ten Steps to a Results-based Monitoring and Evaluation System

Author: Jody Zall Kusek

Publisher: World Bank Publications

Published: 2004-06-15

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 0821382896

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An effective state is essential to achieving socio-economic and sustainable development. With the advent of globalization, there are growing pressures on governments and organizations around the world to be more responsive to the demands of internal and external stakeholders for good governance, accountability and transparency, greater development effectiveness, and delivery of tangible results. Governments, parliaments, citizens, the private sector, NGOs, civil society, international organizations and donors are among the stakeholders interested in better performance. As demands for greater accountability and real results have increased, there is an attendant need for enhanced results-based monitoring and evaluation of policies, programs, and projects. This Handbook provides a comprehensive ten-step model that will help guide development practitioners through the process of designing and building a results-based monitoring and evaluation system. These steps begin with a OC Readiness AssessmentOCO and take the practitioner through the design, management, and importantly, the sustainability of such systems. The Handbook describes each step in detail, the tasks needed to complete each one, and the tools available to help along the way."