Malawi : joint staff advisory note of the poverty reduction strategy paper.

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Imprint:Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, ©2012.
Description:1 online resource (10 pages).
Language:English
Series:IMF country report ; no. 12/223
IMF country report ; no. 12/223.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12500727
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Varying Form of Title:Title from p. 2 of pdf: Joint staff advisory note on the second Malawi Growth and Development Strategy (MGDS II) 2011 - 16
Other authors / contributors:International Monetary Fund.
International Development Association.
ISBN:9781475551716
1475551711
9781475506136
9781475523508
Notes:Title from PDF title page (IMF Web site, viewed Aug. 7, 2012).
"Prepared by the Staffs of the International Development Association and the International Monetary Fund"--Page 2 of pdf.
"August 2012."
"July 10, 2012"--Page 2 of pdf.
Print version record.
Summary:According to MGDS-II, certain major factors such as Malawi's vulnerability to external shocks, inadequate policy response, and weak implementation capacity have hindered growth and development of the economy. The political risks resulting from the upcoming 2014 tripartite elections have also been cited as a major issue. The report suggests that the government should look into the issues of corruption. IMF staffs has put forth certain guidelines that need to be followed when the first Annual Progress Report is prepared.