Strategy

SPSO's deliverables for 2011 include:

  • Country Partnership Strategies for Samoa and Tonga
  • Country Operations Business Plan for the Cook Islands, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu
  • Interim Operations Strategy for Fiji
  • Pacific Islands Economic Report (PIER) for the Fiji, Samoa and Tonga
  • Country Performance Assessments for Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu
  • Country Portfolio Reviews in Fiji and Samoa
  • Pacific Economic Monitor in the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu
  • IMF Article IV Mission to Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu
  • Processing of the Cook Islands Avatiu Port Development (Supplementary) Loan
  • Processing of the Cook Islands Economic Recovery Support Program Loan Subprogram 2
  • Processing of the Samoa Economic Recovery Support Program Loan Subprogram 2
  • Processing Technical Assistance for Strengthened Economic and Financial Management in Kiribati
  • Processing Technical Assistance for Strengthened Economic and Strategic Management in Tonga
  • Processing Technical Assistance for Capacity Development for Financial Management in Tuvalu
  • Processing a Grant for Public Enterprise Reform in Tuvalu
  • Administrative responsibilities for selected projects and technical assistances in the Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu
  • Improved collaboration with donor agencies and development partners including the non government sector
  • Enhanced knowledge partnerships
  • Enhanced public awareness of ADB products and services

In addition to supporting country and regional programming, SPSO is liaising with donor partners, regional agencies, the private sector and non-governmental community to foster partnerships and common understandings to make ADB's assistance more effective, complementary, and catalytic in the SPSO South Pacific region, with a special focus on supporting regional cooperation.

SPSO also works closely with government partners to identify key areas in line with the strategic development plans of each client country.