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Annual Report 2003 :
Moving the Poverty Reduction Agenda Forward: Priorities and Outcomes :
The Pacific
Kiribati
Strategy and Policy Dialogue.
The strategy focused primarily on enhancing social development,
promoting good governance, and creating conditions for pro-poor
economic growth. It included ways to (i) strengthen the Government’s
strategic planning for sustainable poverty reduction; (ii) improve
standards of governance, particularly by strengthening the efficiency
and effectiveness of public services and public enterprises; and
(iii) enhance the scope and opportunities for private sector development.
A more efficient use of resources is expected to improve competitiveness
and to attract private investment. The strategy also (i) ensured
access to safe water and proper sanitation in South Tarawa; (ii)
improved living conditions and access to basic social services on
the outer islands; (iii) promoted greater domestic use of the Revenue
Equalization Reserve Fund resources for priority sectors; (iv) and
created an enabling environment for private sector development.
Policy dialogue focused on good governance, delivery of services,
sound economic policy and management, and implementation of the
new national development strategy. Discussions continued on establishing
a community-based outer islands trust fund, a strategic plan for
natural resource development and other private sector activities
particularly on the outer islands, and on preparing for the 2004
Consultative Group Meeting.
In September 2003, ADB signed a PPA with the Government.
Loans and Technical Assistance.
No loans were approved. One technical assistance project amounting
to $300,000 was approved.
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