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Country Strategy and Program Update 2005-2007: Fiji Islands, Republic of the

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I. Country Strategy

1. The overall strategy of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for the Fiji Islands is to promote economic growth and improve the quality of life. This is fully consistent with the Government's strategic development plan (SDP) for 2003–2005, which seeks to reduce poverty by providing income earning opportunities through close government-private sector partnership. The SDP is currently being revised to reflect the evolving development situation and priorities of the country. During 2005–2007, ADB will focus on public investment in productive physical infrastructure in key sectors; strengthen the associated policy, institutional capacity, and regulatory frameworks; and support increased private sector participation and competition in public enterprises. Targeted poverty reduction assistance will focus on vulnerable and less endowed communities. The sector focus includes transportation and communications; energy; agriculture and natural resources; water supply, sanitation and waste management; and finance. The country strategy and program update (CSPU) has strong country ownership and is well aligned with the SDP and the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). A summary statement of strategy is in Appendix 1.

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