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

International Monetary Fund
2004 IMF Staff Country Reports  
The attached Joint Staff Assessment (JSA) of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper Progress Report for Vietnam, prepared by the staffs of both the World Bank and IMF, was submitted with the member country's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) or Interim PRSP (IPRSP) to the Executive Boards of the two institutions. A JSA evaluates the strengths and weaknesses of a country's poverty reduction objectives and strategies, and considers whether the PRSP or IPRSP provides a sound basis for
more » ... nal assistance from the Bank and Fund, as well as for debt relief under the Enhanced Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) Debt Initiative. The Boards then decide whether the poverty reduction strategy merits such support. To assist the IMF in evaluating the publication policy, reader comments are invited and may be sent by e-mail to publicationpolicy@imf.org.
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