01657cas a2200241 a 4500 AALejournalIMF005528 230101c9999 xx r poo 0 0eng d 5.00 USD 9781451801712 1934-7685 BD-DhAAL BD-DhAAL International Monetary Fund. Republic of Armenia : Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper. Washington, D.C. : International Monetary Fund, 2008. 1 online resource (12 pages) IMF Staff Country Reports <strong>Off-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required <strong>On-Campus Access:</strong> No User ID or Password Required Electronic access restricted to authorized BRAC University faculty, staff and students This paper presents a Joint Staff Advisory Note on the Republic of Armenia's Second Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP). Armenia's poverty and extreme poverty rates declined in 2006 to 26.5 percent and 4.1 percent of the population, respectively-results which surpassed PRSP-1 projections. Inequality also decreased to a rate below the PRSP-1 goal, as measured by a reduction in the Gini coefficient from 0.395 in 2004 to 0.369 in 2006. Prudent fiscal and monetary policies were instrumental in maintaining macroeconomic stability and contributing to poverty reduction. Mode of access: Internet IMF Staff Country Reports; Country Report ; No. 2008/377 Full text available on IMF http://elibrary.imf.org/view/journals/002/2008/377/002.2008.issue-377-en.xml IMF e-Library