Islamic Republic of Afghanistan First Review Under the Three-Year Arrangement Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility
This paper discusses key findings of the First Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) for Afghanistan. Despite a difficult security environment and persistent expenditure pressures, Afghanistan's performance during the first six months of 2006/07 was in line with the prog...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Washington, D.C.
International Monetary Fund
2007
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| Series: | IMF Staff Country Reports
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| Collection: | International Monetary Fund - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
| Summary: | This paper discusses key findings of the First Review Under the Poverty Reduction and Growth Facility (PRGF) for Afghanistan. Despite a difficult security environment and persistent expenditure pressures, Afghanistan's performance during the first six months of 2006/07 was in line with the program. The authorities met all the end-September 2006 quantitative performance criteria and indicative targets, the structural performance criterion, and most structural benchmarks, except those related to state-owned banks. The overall fiscal strategy for the remainder of 2006/07 and for 2007/08 strikes a balance between addressing critical spending pressures and fiscal sustainability |
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| Physical Description: | 87 pages |
| ISBN: | 9781451800302 |