Strengthening Public Sector Management in the North Pacific

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The TA will help (i) strengthen public financial management policies and processes; (ii) improve public service delivery through reforming government machinery; (iii) improve economic management through strengthening analytical capacities to support decision-making; and (iv) promote structural reforms of state-owned enterprises.ADB's Pacific Approach 2010-2014 aims to achieve sustained and resilient standards of living. It sets out an agenda to foster connectivity, consensus and a greater sense of Pacific community through (i) inclusive and environmentally sustainable growth; (ii) good governance; and (iii) regional cooperation and integration. The Pacific Approach provides the strategic framework for ADB operations in the Pacific and will serve as the country partnership strategy for the 3 north Pacific DMCs. The Pacific regional operations business plan (ROBP) 2014-2016 aligns with the goal of the Pacific Approach. The proposed TA is in the ROBP's 2013 pipeline of assistance. The Pacific Approach, the ROBP and the respective country operations business plans align with the aims of the national plans of FSM, Palau and RMI. The TA will support the three countries in conducting the necessary reforms to strengthen their public financial management policies and processes; improve their public service delivery; enhance their economic management; and make necessary structural reforms to ensure fiscal sustainability post-compact.