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Annual Report 2003 : Moving the Poverty Reduction Agenda Forward: Priorities and Outcomes : East and Central Asia

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Mongolia

Strategy and Policy Dialogue.
The PPA served as the strategic framework guiding ADB operations that continued to focus on developing the financial, agriculture, road, public, social, and urban sectors. ADB also encouraged Mongolia’s involvement in subregional cooperation.

With assistance from external funding agencies including ADB, Mongolia moved toward attaining the MDGs. Progress was made in addressing nonincome poverty and in improving health and education indicators. Greater emphasis is needed on accelerating economic growth to create sufficient jobs and on improving social services for the poor. In this regard, finalizing the Poverty Reduction Strategy Program of the Mongolian Government has set the stage for major external funding agencies to align their respective strategies with the new one.

Loans and Technical Assistance.
ADB approved three loans totaling $29.5 million. One was for health sector development program and two, including one for technical assistance, were for governance reforms. Three technical assistance projects were approved totaling $1.3 million.

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