Countries and Regions

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Country Assistance Plans - Nepal

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VIII. Economic and Sector Work Program

99. The economic and sector work program forms the basis for ADB's support of policy reform, capacity building, and institutional strengthening in Nepal. Four studies in 1999 and 2000-an assessment of the progress of the Agriculture Perspective Plan, institutional development in the power sector, an urban sector study, and an irrigation sector analysis-will provide guidelines for future ADB interventions in the agriculture, energy, and urban development sectors. Governance in the public and private sectors is also a key area for the economic and sector work program. A governance strategy will be prepared, an action plan for civil service reform will be finalized, and the proposed cluster ADTA on corporate and financial governance will assist the Government in strengthening institutions in this sector. The Poverty Reduction Partnership Agreement will also be prepared. Sector work will also be undertaken to complete sector strategies in sectors where these do not exist, such as the transport and water supply and sanitation sectors, and sectoral road maps will subsequently be prepared. ADB will also prepare a private sector strategy to increase the private sector development impact. Building on ongoing donor assistance and to assist in improving the planning process, ADB will also provide ADTA support in 2001 to NPC for preparation of the Tenth Five Year Plan. Further ADTA support for the Central Bureau of Statistics will also be provided in 2002 to support the analysis of the agriculture census.

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