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p. 19 of 22 BACK | NEXT I. Summary II. Background and Rationale III. The ADB Initiative Towards Economic Cooperation in Central Asia IV. Sector Priorities and the Proposed Program 2001-2003 V. Addressing Poverty and Governance and other Cross-Cutting Concerns VI. Issues and Challenges A. Increasing Internal Resources B. Improving Coordination with Other International Funding Agencies C. Country Programming Integration D. Regional Institutional Support

Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation : VI. Issues and Challenges

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A. Increasing Internal Resources

50. To enhance the ADB’s Central Asian regional initiative, professional staff has been dedicated on a full-time basis to coordinate and implement the various activities. Specifically, a full time professional staff has been designated as Head, Central Asian Regional Economic Cooperation Unit, located in Programs Department (East). Further the newly established Resident Missions in Central Asia will be strengthened to support the regional initiative. The Resident Missions will play an important role, particularly, of communicating to the Governments the various developments in the ADB’s initiatives through the conduct of frequent, informal workshops. This will involve additional staff and budgetary resources, particularly for regional travel and consultations.

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