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Resident Mission Policy

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Recommendation

It is recommended that ADB

1. adopt the principle of establishing an RM in each borrowing DMC where it is practicable;
2. adopt the RM mission statement and objectives that focus on promoting ADB’s strategic priorities;
3. redefine RM functions to ensure that they can achieve these objectives, and ensure that the functions are determined by country considerations and in full consultation with the DMC concerned;
4. assess the scope for transferring more programming and project processing activities to RMs, and increase the number of projects delegated to them for administration;
5. provide RMs with sufficient qualified staff and infrastructure to achieve their redefined objectives and functions;
6. ensure that enhancement of RM responsibilities preserves integrated ADB functioning and avoids fragmentation of ADB policy implementation, procedures that ensure good governance and incorporate anticorruption measures will be especially important for procurement, control, and audit functions;
7. review and, if necessary, revise ADB policies and business processes to support the redefined functions; and
8. review the implementation of the policy one year after Board approval of the R-paper, and the results of pilot testing after two years.¹⁷

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