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

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Tajikistan

Strategy and Policy Dialogue.
The CSP for 2004–2008 was approved in 2003 and will replace the interim strategy prepared in 1998. It focuses on supporting Tajikistan’s transition to a market economy, economic growth for reducing poverty, and natural disaster rehabilitation.

Dialogue with the Government focused on governance, rural development, private sector development, and regional cooperation. Policy dialogue was held on the transportation, power, and social sectors. ADB also helped the Government enhance the formulation of the public investment program which was presented and discussed at the Consultative Group Meeting in May and at follow-up meetings. In support of the growing ADB operations in Tajikistan, a resident mission was set up in April 2003 and was inaugurated in November.

Loans and Technical Assistance.
Five loans totaling $38 million were approved to develop investment and policy in microfinance, for reforms in the health and education sectors, and for the rehabilitation of the Dushanbe-Kyrgyz Road. Nine technical assistance projects totaling about $3.4 million were approved.

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