'ADB, Afghanistan Agree On New Strategic Partnership', Asian Development Bank, 6 March 2009
EXCERPT: "The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Afghanistan have forged a new Country Partnership Strategy (CPS) 2009-2013 that retains a sharp focus on investments that will bolster the country's energy, transport, and irrigation sectors. 'In addition to being one of the poorest countries in the entire Asia and Pacific region, Afghanistan is confronted with a daunting set of development challenges,' says ADB Vice-President, Xiaoyu Zhao. 'Pervasive insecurity and the country's still-limited human capacity constrains effective implementation not only of the Government's ambitious reform agenda, but also of physical works that will create employment and economic growth.' Approved by ADB's Board of Directors in Manila today, the new partnership strategy is closely aligned with the Afghanistan National Development Strategy and focuses on a limited number of priority sectors."
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See also:
'Afghanistan fight turns to economy, governance', DVIDS, 6 March 2009
'Time to "kick-start" more effective development in Afghanistan: Canadian PM', The Canadian Press, 6 March 2009
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