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p. 12 of 20 BACK | NEXT I. Country Performance Assessment II. Country Operational Strategy III. Sector Strategies A. Agriculture B. Infrastructure C. Social Infrastructure and Environment D. Governance Dimensions of ADB Operations F. Gender Dimensions of ADB Operations G. Private Sector Development IV. Regional 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 - Tajikistan : III. Sector Strategies

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D. Governance Dimensions of ADB Operations

54. To support the Government's efforts to restore the post-conflict community and to promote transition to a market economy, ADB has strategically provided assistance to improve governance. ADB operations in the agriculture, social, energy, and transport sectors incorporate a substantial program of institution building. In addition to improving the organizational structures of sector agencies, assistance strengthens analytical and policy development capacity. ADB conducted a Seminar on Bank Operational Policies and Procedures in May 1999 in Dushanbe. The seminar exposed Government officials to the role and features of ADB development activities in the country. Active discussions were held on a wide range of governance issues, including ADB's Anticorruption Policy. Follow-up seminars will be conducted to further familiarize Government officials with ADB's policies and operations.

55. With ADB assistance, the Government established a Law Reform Commission to review the consistency of laws and other legal acts, propose appropriate amendments to such laws and legal acts where required, and publish a collection of laws in both the Tajik and Russian languages. In this context the Government has indicated that further assistance towards law reform, dissemination of laws, and development of a modern legal information system is a priority. A TA to continue to assist this work was therefore included in the program. In addition, TAs for improving (i) corporate governance and enterprise reform and (ii) aid coordination and external debt management are also proposed in the 2001-2003 program.

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