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The Pacific Studies Series aims to provide the governments of the Asian Development Bank's Pacific developing member countries with analyses of economic and other issues. The studies are also expected to shed light on the problems facing governments and people in the Pacific islands, and to suggest development strategies that combine both political and technical feasibility.
Tonga's prospects for private sector-led economic development are bright, provided that governance, economic policy, and regulatory environments are improved. This is the conclusion of this economic report, which provides a comprehensive analysis of contemporary economic and key sector developments intended to assist the Government of Tonga in policy formulation and implementation.
This report provides a comprehensive analysis, as of August 2001, of the socioeconomic developments in Vanuatu.
This regional report assesses the state of financial sector development in seven of the 12 Pacific developing member countries of the ADB.
It consolidates the findings of individual country reports on the Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu (presented in a second volume), and recommends strategies for developing sound financial systems in the areas of
macroeconomic policy banking systems nonbank financial institutions financial markets microfinance land tenure systemsThis regional report assesses the state of financial sector development in seven of the 12 Pacific developing member countries of the ADB. It consolidates the findings of individual country reports on the Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu (presented in a second volume), and recommends strategies for developing sound financial systems in the areas of:
macroeconomic policy banking systems nonbank financial institutions financial markets microfinance land tenure systemsVanuatu is rich in natural resources and has the potential to develop its agriculture and fisheries sectors to competitive levels.
This report reviews the performance of the agriculture and fisheries sectors over the last 20 years, analyzes the development opportunities and constraints, and the institutional capacity constraints and proposes appropriate sector strategies, based on Vanuatu's comparative advantages.
To serve the needs of the people of the Marshall Islands, this report looks not only at the different elements of the economy, but also at cultural, historical and external influences on economic behavior. It reflects a consensus in the community about the country's economic performance and prospects. It also presents what needs to be done to turn Marshall Islands' potential for sound economic growth into reality, and how this may best be organized and implemented.
This report highlights the importance of tuna in the economies of the Pacific countries. Considering the limited exploitable resource of these countries, it may be argued that for people of the Pacific, tuna is not only a key resource but often the key resource.
The future food security and economic development of the Pacific region will undoubtedly be linked to the responsible and sustainable management of its tuna resources. This report provides valuable insights into how such resource management can be achieved.
This report provides a comprehensive analysis, as of August 2001, of the socioeconomic developments in Vanuatu.
The book presents a discussion of two different economic growth scenarios:
the low-growth scenario based on assumptions of no changes in current policies and a reversion to less private sector-friendly polices the high-growth scenario based on assumptions of a continuously improving policy environment responsive to challenges facing the nationThis report provides a comprehensive analysis of current economic and key sector developments in Samoa.
The immediate challenge of the Government is to continue the momentum of the recent economic reforms and in particular make more effective progress with reform of various public enterprises to improve their efficiency and effectiveness. Other important challenges include:
making further progress on budget reforms broadening the tax base addressing infrastructure and policy weaknesses in the rapidly growing fishing sector improving the quality of primary education, the scope and effectiveness of preventive health care, and the prospects of poorer people in society