Pacific Department

Public Management and Finance Pacific Approach Existing and planned portfolio

Current areas of focus

Future opportunities

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Pacific Approach 20102014

Goal Sustained and Resilient, Improved Standards of Living

Agenda

To foster connectivity, consensus, and a greater community through: 1. Inclusive and Environmentally Sustainable Growth 2. Good Governance 3. Regional Cooperation and Integration Transport, Information and Communication Technology Energy Urban Development, Water, Sanitation Education Improved Private Sector Environment Public Sector Management Capacity Development Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation Development Partnerships Gender Mainstreaming

Operational Priorities

Drivers of Change

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Pacific Portfolio
Loans and Grants by Sector 2012-2014
Water and Other Municipal Infrastructure and Services 6%

Education 0% Energy 29%

Finance 1%

Transport and ICT 60%

Public Sector Management 3%

Multisector 1%

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Pacific Portfolio
Technical Assistance by Sector 2012-2014
Water supply and other municipal infrastructure and services Transport and 6% ICT 9% Health and Social Protection 4%

Education 7%

Energy 12% Finance 3%

Public sector management 30% Multisector 28%

Industry and Trade 1%

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Pacific Portfolio
2012-2014
Public management Lending and grants $19.0 million

Technical assistance
Finance Lending and grants Technical assistance

$16.6 million
$3.3 million $1.5 million

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Current areas of focus

Support to assist Pacific Island Countries to respond to the global financial and economic crisis, undertake public sector reform, and achieve long term fiscal sustainability

Regional technical assistance to strengthen governance, accountability and public financial management
Technical assistance to individual countries on components of public financial management Private sector development initiative - state-owned enterprise reform, public-private partnerships, financial sector reform to promote access to financial services, and reform of the legal and business regulatory environments

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Future opportunities
Lending and grant programs:
Cook Islands, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Tuvalu economic recovery, public sector reform, public enterprise reform Technical assistance programs:

State-owned enterprise reform, public financial management, economic management and planning, enhancing service delivery
Public financial management support across the portfolio (for example, undertaking financial due diligence for the preparation of projects)

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For More Information

Anthony Gill
Senior Country Specialist agill@adb.org

Hayden Everett
Financial Sector Specialist (Public Finance)

heverett@adb.org

Sally Pedersen Principal Public Management Specialist spedersen@adb.org

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