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Annual Report 2003 : Moving the Poverty Reduction Agenda Forward: Priorities and Outcomes : The Pacific

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Papua New Guinea

Strategy and Policy Dialogue.
The strategy focused on strengthening governance, supporting private sector development, improving social conditions, and strengthening public sector personnel and financial management. For private sector development, ADB helped to upgrade policy and institutional frameworks (agriculture and fisheries), to enhance productivity (skills development and microfinance services), and to improve market access by investing in transport infrastructure particularly in rural areas. In the social sectors, ADB continued to assist in health policy development and to support service delivery. It agreed to help establish HIV/AIDS outpatient support centers and to prepare a literacy project.

Policy dialogue with the Government focused on improving governance and service delivery. ADB took a leading role in working with the Government on broad public service management reform. At the sector level, dialogue emphasized health and improved road maintenance. In late 2003, ADB deployed staff to a new resident mission in Port Moresby, enhancing collaboration with the Government and civil society and improving dialogue with other donors active in the country.

Loans and Technical Assistance.
No loans were approved in 2003. ADB approved two technical assistance projects totaling $1.1 million.

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