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p. 70 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 Mekong The Pacific Cook Islands Fiji Islands Kiribati Marshall Islands Micronesia, Federated States of Nauru Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Timor-Leste Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu South Asia Southeast Asia Part 3: Financial Statements: Management's Discussion and Analysis

Annual Report 2004 : Part 2: Poverty Reduction : The Pacific

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Papua New Guinea

Strategy and Policy Dialogue. The strategy focuses on strengthening governance, supporting private sector development, and improving social services. ADB is strengthening public sector management, particularly fiscal and financial management and public service reform. For private sector development, ADB is helping to improve policy and institutional frameworks (agriculture and fisheries), enhance factor productivity (microfinance services), and improve market access with transport infrastructure investments especially in rural areas. In the social sectors, ADB will continue to assist in policy development in health and to support water and sanitation and service delivery. ADB, the Australian Agency for International Development, and the World Bank are aiming to develop a strategy for activities, based on joint diagnostic work to improve the effectiveness of assistance.

Loans and Technical Assistance. One loan of $19.0 million was approved for the community water transport project. A total of $500,000 was approved for technical assistance.

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