Sri Lanka: Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper

Download or read book Sri Lanka: Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper written by International Monetary Fund and published by INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND. This book was released on 2003-04-22 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The paper presents key findings of the Joint Staff Assessment of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) for Sri Lanka. Despite the country's substantial achievements in human development and the economy's external openness, several factors have impeded Sri Lanka's ability to realize its growth potential. The IMF staff considers that Sri Lanka's poverty reduction strategy constitutes an adequate policy framework to increase growth and reduce poverty. However, its successful implementation will require more work in key areas.