Tanzania - Poverty reduction strategy paper : progress report and joint IDA-IMF staff assessment

Page 1 Document of The World Bank FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY Report No.25859 INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TANZANIA POVERTY REDUCTION STRATEGY PAPER AND JOINT IDA-IMF STAFF ASSESSMENT OF THE PRSP April 29,2003 ' Poverty Reduction and Economic Management 2 Africa Region This document has a'restricted distribution and may be used by recipients only in the performance of their official duties. Its contents may not otherwise be disclosed without World Bank authorization Page 2 INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND AND THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION TANZANIA Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper-Progress Report Joint Staff Assessment Prepared by the Staffs of the IMF and IDA Approved by Anupam Basu and Michael T. Hadjimichael (IMF) and Callisto Madavo and Gobind Nankani (IDA) May 5,2003 I. OVERVIEW 1. Progress Report, which outlines the progress made in implementing Tanzania