Regions and Countries

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Country Assistance Plans - Cook Islands

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VIII. Economic and Sector Work Program

33. The major piece of economic and sector work will be the update of the Economic Report on the Cook Islands (which was last prepared in 1994). The preparation of the report will provide an opportunity to assess poverty in the Cook Islands and to identify strategies to address regional disparities and problems of disadvantaged communities. The research, to be financed under an ADB TA grant, is expected to be undertaken in the latter part of 2000, and a draft is expected to be available for review in the first half of 2001. Because NZODA is expected to support a review of the health and education sectors around the same time, it will be important to coordinate closely both efforts.

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