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Country Assistance Plans - Samoa

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VII. ADB’s Operational Program

39. During the period 2001 - 2003, the ADB has programmed three loans totaling $16.5 million and 9 TAs totaling $2.6 million. Priority is being given to developing the education sector, to support policy reforms that will improve the quality of education at primary and secondary levels, as well as improving vocational training. Loans will also be made available for small business development, augmentation of power supplies, agriculture development and agro-processing and telecommunications. The proposed lending level to Samoa over the next three years is considered appropriate given: (i) the country’s very credible performance in pursuing its economic reform program with a strong degree of ownership; (ii) the satisfactory institutional and fiscal absorptive capacity; (iii) the fact that the ADB is one of the leading donors in Samoa and that its ongoing and proposed program will continue to have a major impact on the sustained implementation of the Government’s reform program both at the macro and sector levels; and (iv) the Government’s strong ownership of the program and its commitment to significant policy dialogue. The proposed lending program for the period is summarized in Table 1. A detailed listing of proposed projects in the pipeline is found in Appendix 4 and a breakdown by poverty classification, cross cutting and operational priorities and sector is in Appendix 5. The project profile of the 2001 project is in Appendix 6.

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