Countries and Regions

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Country Assistance Plans - Lao People's Democratic Republic

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VIII. Economic and Sector Work

89. A new CSP for Lao PDR is planned for year 2001 (see para 36). In preparation for the CSP, a participatory process comprising the Government, donor agencies, NGOs, and civil society will be pursued. A number of economic and sector work initiatives, which will feed into the preparation of a new CSP, are currently being completed or planned in 2000. They include: Action Plans for Agriculture Sector Strategy and Road Sector Strategy, Implementation Plan for Primary Health Care Policy, Urban Development Strategy, Energy Sector Strategy, Environment Strategy, Financial Sector Strategy (co-produced with the World Bank), Private Sector Development Strategy, Poverty Assessment, and Mid-term Expenditure Framework/Public Investment Program. These ADB-supported strategies and studies will also be the basis of important government pronouncements at the upcoming RTM. The strategies still need considerable follow-up assistance to ensure that sector action plans are appropriately formulated and that key policy adjustment initiatives are effectively implemented. In addition, Public Expenditure Review (jointly with the World Bank), Poverty Monitoring and Evaluation, Microfinance Study, Governance and Capacity Building Strategy, and A Comprehensive Analysis of Environment and Natural Resources Management issues in the GMS will also be initiated during the program period.

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