WB/IMF PRS Progress Reports

Progress in Implementation, 2004

The main findings of this progress report are twofold. First, countries have made good progress in addressing the more straightforward challenges inherent in the approach. And second, the challenges that remain are technically complex and institutionally challenging. This latter point was made in last year’s implementation progress report and reinforced by the findings from the recent evaluations by the IMF’s Independent Evaluation Office (IEO) and the World Bank’s Operations Evaluation Department (OED). The issues are not new, but they have been thrown into sharp relief as the PRS process has been implemented in a range of countries. Success of the PRS initiative will require steady progress in these areas precisely because that is what is needed for development to succeed.

• Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers - Progress in Implementation (9/20/04): English

Progress in Implementation, 2003

The 2003 PRSP Progress Report, prepared jointly by the staffs of the World Bank and IMF, considers the extent to which the lessons from early PRSP country experience have been taken on board, as well as the new challenges that have emerged during implementation. It also reviews what might be done, in particular by the IMF and World Bank, to ensure that identified constraints and obstacles are addressed in future.

• Cover note (09/15/03): English
• Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers - Progress in Implementation (09/05/03):
  English | French | Spanish
• Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers-Detailed Analysis of Progress in Implementation (09/15/03): English

Key Policy Papers in 2002 Comprehensive Review of PRSPs

On March 8, 2002 and on March 12 respectively, the Executive Boards of the IMF and World Bank discussed the review of the PRSP approach, which focused on countries' experiences in designing, implementing, and monitoring their PRSPs.

• Review of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) Approach: Main Findings: English | French | Russian | Spanish
• Review of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) Approach: Early Experiences with Interim PRSPs and Full PRSPs: English | French | Russian | Spanish
• Good Practices for PRSP Design and Implementation: A Summary for Practitioners: English

Earlier Progress Reports

• Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers - Progress in Implementation (09/13/02):
  English | French | Spanish
• Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers - Progress in Implementation (09/14/01):
  English | French | Spanish
• Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers - Progress in Implementation (04/18/01):
  English | French | Spanish

Key Policy Papers

Policy papers provide the framework for countries as they develop their Poverty Reduction Strategy papers:

• Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers: Operational Issues: English | French
  • Chairman's Summary
• Building Poverty Reduction Strategies in Developing Countries: English | French | Spanish
  • Synopsis: English | Spanish
• Strengthening the Link Between Debt Relief and Poverty Reduction:
  English | French | Spanish

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