Countries and Regions

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p. 15 of 20 BACK | NEXT I. Country Performance Assessment II. Country Operational Strategy III. Sector Strategies IV. Regional Economic Cooperation V. Donor Activities and Aid Coordination VI. Cofinancing and Catalyzing External Resources VII. ADB’s Operational Program VIII. Economic and Sector Work Program IX. Local Cost Financing

Country Assistance Plans - Samoa

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IV. Regional Economic Cooperation

33. In parallel with its Samoa-specific program, the ADB will also continue to support a substantial RETA program for the Pacific. Samoa is benefiting, and will continue to benefit, from this program, which is aimed at encouraging regional approaches/solutions to economic and sector work, and capacity building initiatives, as well as supporting the sharing of experiences and knowledge between countries in the Pacific region. Regional approaches have also the benefit of lowering the high transaction cost associated with external assistance flows to the small states in the region.

34. The ADB currently provides RETA to support activities which are relevant to Samoa: judicial training; financial sector review (draft regional report and Samoa Country Report are expected to be submitted to the Government for review in the near future); Assistance for management of the region’s fisheries resources; long term ongoing support to the Pacific Finance Technical Assistance Centre (PFTAC); support to regional NGO’s; capacity building of the region’s Supreme Audit Institutions; assessment of poverty in the Pacific region; management training for senior public sector managers; management of coastal reefs; and assessment of options for cooperative arrangements in civil aviation.

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