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Partnership priorities. ADB emphasizes support for infrastructure, education, private sector development, and public sector management.
Impact of operations. Through the nonlending program, ADB helped Samoa prepare for the privatization of the Samoa Broadcasting Corporation and the Samoa Shipping Services, slated for 2008, and helped strengthen the corporate governance of state-owned enterprises. ADB supported the Government’s drive to modernize the registry of companies and introduce a framework for secure transactions. ADB technical assistance also supported the pilot-testing of new ways to promote productive use of customary land.
The Sanitation and Drainage Project began to mitigate flooding in the capital. The Education Sector Project II significantly helped harmonize donor activities in education, while the Small Business Development Project provided small-business loan guarantees, micro loans, and business training.
Harmonization with funding agencies was further enhanced through joint missions to prepare the country partnership strategy (2008–2012) and ADB’s observer role in the high-level strategy talks between the governments of Samoa, Australia, and New Zealand. The Pacific Islands Economic Report for Samoa and a private sector assessment were prepared.
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ADB helped pilot-test new ways to productively use customary land in Samoa
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