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© 2010 International Monetary Fund
December 2010
IMF Country Report No. 10/382
Guinea-Bissau: Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper—Second Annual Progress Report
This Second Annual Progress Report on the Implementation of Guinea-Bissau’s National Poverty Reduction Strategy (NPRS) was prepared by the member country in broad consultation with stakeholders and development partners, including the staffs of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The NPRS describes the country’s macroeconomic, structural, and social policies in support of growth and poverty reduction, as well as associated external financing needs and major sources of financing. This country document for Guinea-Bissau is being made available on the IMF website, together with the Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Second Annual Report on NPRS, by agreement with the member country as a service to users of the IMF website.
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REPUBLIC OF GUINEA-BISSAU
MINISTRY OF ECONOMY, PLANNING, AND REGIONAL INTEGRATION
Second Monitoring and Evaluation Report on the Implementation of the National Poverty Reduction Strategy (NPRS)
2009–2010
August 30, 2010
Contents
I. Introduction
II. Political, institutional, economic, and social context
III. Progress made in implementing the NPRSP in 2009 and 2010
Pillar 1: Strengthening governance, modernizing the public administration, and assuring macroeconomic stability
1. Macroeconomic management (NPRSP 1.1)
2. Management of government finances (NPRSP 1.1)
3. Public administration; modernization of the state (NPRSP 1.2)
4. Consolidation of the rule of law and the justice system (NPRSP 1.3)
5. Reform of defense and security (NPRSP 1.4)
Pillar 2: Promoting economic growth and job creation
6. Improving the business climate (NPRSP 2.1.1)
7. Fostering those economic sectors that employ the poorest population groups (NPRSP 2.1.1)
8. Developing infrastructure to support production (NPRSP 2.2)
Pillar 3: Expanding access to social services and basic infrastructure
9. Education (NPRSP 3.1)
10. Health (NPRSP 3.2)
Pillar 4: Raising the standard of living of vulnerable groups
IV. Conclusion and outlook
Annex 1 Structure of the NPRSP (Pillars, subareas, and action lines)
Annex 2 Monitoring Table of MDG indicators
Acronyms and abbreviations
| AfDB |
African Development Bank |
| AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| ANP |
National People’s Assembly |
| ARV |
Anti-retroviral drugs |
| ASYCUDA |
Automated System for Customs Data |
| BCEAO |
Central Bank of West African States |
| CCIAS |
Chamber of Commerce, Industry, Agriculture, and Services |
| CDC |
UN Convention on the Rights of the Child |
| CEMGFA |
Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces |
| CENFOJ |
Judicial Training Center |
| CFA |
African Financial Community Franc |
| CFC |
Computer Training Center |
| CLP |
Homeland Freedom Fighters |
| DENARP |
National Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper |
| DTIS |
Diagnostic Trade Integration Study (Integrated Framework) |
| EAGB |
Guinea-Bissau Electricity and Water Services Company |
| ECF |
Extended Credit Facility |
| ECOWAS |
Economic Community of West African States |
| ENA |
National School of Administration |
| EPCA |
Emergency Post-Conflict Assistance |
| GDP |
Gross Domestic Product |
| GN |
National Guard |
| HIPC |
Heavily Indebted Poor Countries |
| HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HNSM |
Simão Mendes National Hospital |
| IDSR |
Demographic and Reproductive Health Survey |
| IEC |
Information, Education, and Communication (Outreach) |
| ILAP |
Rapid Poverty Assessment Survey |
| IMF |
International Monetary Fund |
| IMR |
Infant Mortality Rate |
| INE |
National Statistics Institute |
| IsDB |
Islamic Development Bank |
| ISR |
Income Tax |
| l.b. |
live births |
| MCH |
Maternal-child health |
| MDG |
Millennium Development Goals |
| MDRI |
Multilateral Debt Reduction Initiative |
| MICS |
Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey |
| MILD |
Insecticide impregnated bed-nets |
| MTEF |
Medium-Term Expenditure Framework |
| NER |
Net Enrollment Rate |
| NGO |
Nongovernmental Organization |
| NPRSP |
National Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper |
| OECD |
Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development |
| OHADA |
Organization for the Harmonization of Trade Legislation in Africa |
| PEMFAR |
Public Expenditure Management and Financial Accountability Review |
| PIP |
Public Investment Program |
| PNDS |
National Public Health Development Program |
| PNLS |
National Anti-AIDS Program |
| PPRDS |
Priority Plan for the Reform of Defense and Security |
| PRGF |
Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility |
| RGPH |
General Population and Housing Census |
| RSDS |
Defense and Security Sector Reform |
| SAB |
Bissau Autonomous Region |
| SIGADE |
Integrated Debt Management System |
| SIGFIP |
Integrated Public Finance Management System |
| UCP |
Central Procurement Unit |
| UNDP |
United Nations Development Program |
| UNHCR |
United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees |
| UNIOGBI |
United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Guinea-Bissau |
| UNS |
United Nations System |
| WAEMU |
West African Economic and Monetary Union |
| WB |
World Bank |
| WHO |
World Health Organization |
Acknowledgements
We would like to thank the UNDP, the WB, and AfDB for their assistance in the preparation of this report.
We welcome the fact that our government’s efforts to ensure good governance, in line with the demands of the country’s political and economic life, have earned the attention of our development partners.
Despite the improvements achieved, many challenges remain. Therefore, we call on the international community to maintain the political will, the understanding and the commitment that boosted our joint efforts, and we urge our development partners to actively support our efforts to ensure that the country will once and for all turn the page and transition to a path of stability, sustainable economic development, and poverty reduction.
The Government of the Republic of Guinea-Bissau
