Any buyer for IMF report?

The IMF's Global Monitoring Report 2005 is out and it seems clear on its agenda: That, without early and tangible action to accelerate progress, the Millennium Development Goals will be seriously jeopardized—especially in Sub-Saharan Africa, which at current trends will fall short of all the goals. At stake are prospects not only for hundreds of millions of people to escape poverty, disease, and illiteracy, but also for long-term peace and security—objectives intimately linked to development.And how does one reach the goal?

Developing countriesmust take the lead in articulating and implementingdevelopment strategies that aimhigher. They should build on recent progresson reforms by deepening improvements inpolicies and governance to achieve strongereconomic growth and scale up human developmentand related key services.

What else is not new?

Developed countries must step up implementationof the commitments they made aspart of the Monterrey Consensus. Theyshould substantially increase the volume ofdevelopment aid and improve its delivery tofacilitate more effective use by recipients. Andthey should show leadership on trade policyreforms that open markets to developingcountry exports and that give greater coherenceto developed country policies in terms oftheir impact on development.

__Same old! Same old!