Poverty Assessment KG
Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unit, Europe and Central Asia Region
September 2007
This report, which has been prepared by the World Bank in cooperation with the National Statistical Committee, provides an assessment of poverty in the Kyrgyz Republic using the most recent data available. It attempts to answer three questions about the Kyrgyz Republic: What is the profile of poor? How has economic growth affected the level and composition of poverty? How has the labor contributed to changes in poverty? Answers to these questions carry significance especially at this time as the Government has started the implementation of its recently approved medium-term Country Development Strategy. The findings of this report can provide useful input to the country’s strategy since any economic development plan must reach the poor – the bottom 40 percent of the population – to be considered effective.
Volume 1: Growth, Employment and Poverty
The Kyrgyz Republic saw income poverty fall during 2000-2005 at a rapid pace from 63 to 43 percent of the population. Poverty was responsive to economic growth which was fueled primarily by a very large expansion in private consumption. For policy makers, civil society, and donors alike, the question is whether circumstances are favorable to continuing this rapid level of poverty reduction into the future. However, there may be some unease given the rapid decline in poverty yet only limited development of the real sectors.
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Volume 2: Labor Market Dimensions of Poverty
The Kyrgyz Republic is the second poorest country in the ECA region. Lack of access to good jobs, with a reasonable salary and some income security, is the most important reason why people cannot get out of poverty. Yet, rather little is known about who is barred from access to the labor market, and why, the differences between rural and urban job opportunities, or the quality of employment. The purpose of this report is to take stock of the labor market in Kyrgyz Republic, with a specific focus on the interaction between employment opportunities and poverty.
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