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p. 50 of 95 BACK | NEXT Message from the Chairman of the Board of Directors Members, Capital Stock and Voting Power The Record Abbreviations 2004 in Review: Board of Directors' Report Special Theme: The Changing Face of the Microfinance Industry: Building Financial Systems for the Poor Part 1: Institutional Effectiveness Part 2: Poverty Reduction Strategic Priorities Thematic Priorities Regional Perspectives East and Central Asia Azerbaijan China, People’s Republic of Kazakhstan Kyrgyz Republic Mongolia Tajikistan Turkmenistan Uzbekistan Mekong The Pacific South Asia Southeast Asia Part 3: Financial Statements: Management's Discussion and Analysis

Annual Report 2004 : Part 2: Poverty Reduction : East and Central Asia

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Kazakhstan

Strategy and Policy Dialogue. In 2004, policy dialogue focused on poverty reduction in rural areas by supporting the implementation of the rural development program, the drinking water program, and the poverty reduction program. Technical assistance was provided for regional rural development and for monitoring and evaluating poverty reduction. Loans for rural water supply and sanitation and water resource management and land improvement were ongoing. A study helped to develop the state education reform program through 2010. ADB also strengthened policy dialogue on transport through the rural road development strategy and preparation of the follow-on national road development strategy and supported the implementation of the innovative industrial development strategy through a workshop on competitiveness and small and medium-sized enterprise (SME) development.

ADB also provided technical assistance to improve financial sector governance, including adoption of international accounting standards and capacity building for integrated financial sector supervision. The resident mission played a pivotal role in facilitating the signing of the private sector agreement in November 2004 thereby enabling ADB to start private sector operations. Knowledge transfer was also a key feature of ADB assistance.

Loans and Technical Assistance. No loans were approved in 2004. Four technical assistance activities totaling $1.7 million were approved to support the financial sector and government capacity building.

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