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Population	87.89 mln
Population growth	2%
Life expectancy	72 years
Net migration	-900,000

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GDP	$144.06 bln
- per capita	$1,639
- growth rate	7%
FDI, net inflows	$2.93 bln

Infrastructure

Cellphone users	59%
Internet users	6%
High-tech exports	54%

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Asian Development Bank's Support for Promoting Good Governance in Pacific Developing Member Countries

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This study assesses Asian Development Bank's (ADB) support for promoting good governance in Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) from 2000 to 2010. It is an input to the forthcoming evaluation of the Pacific Approach 2010-2014 and provides lessons and recommendations for the next Pacific strategy. ADB support for governance is included in operations for public sector management (PSM) as well as assistance for other sectors that have governance as a thematic classification. The evaluation more...

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Pacific Economic Monitor - March 2012

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The "Monitor" provides an update on developments in Pacific economies and explores topical policy issues. This edition of the Pacific Economic Monitor discusses 2012 and 2013 GDP growth and inflation projections for ADB's Pacific developing member countries. Four articles consider tools and processes for efficient management of budget resources. A note discussing the implications of recent sovereign wealth fund management legislation on future development funding in PNG concludes this issue.

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Sonia Hossain on March 13, 2012

Sustainable Health Care Financing in the Republic of Palau

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Financing health care is challenging and costly in the Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This policy brief describes the successful development in 2008–2009 of draft legislation aimed at reforming health care financing in Palau, and its enactment by the legislature and signature by the President of the country in 2010. Th e brief was prepared by ADB to disseminate experience and lessons learned in Palau that may be found applicable elsewhere in the more...

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Sonia Hossain on January 25, 2012

International Inspiration Annual Review 2011-12

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International Inspiration is the ground-breaking international legacy programme of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. This report details some highlights from the eighteen countries currently involved in the International Inspiration programme. Some of International Inspiration’s key achievement so far include:• 12 million children and young people have actively participated in sport, physical education and play as a direct result of International Inspiration – many for the first more...

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Sonia Hossain on October 11, 2011

Climate Resilience and Sustainable Urban Development in Pacific Developing Member Countries

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Small island countries like those in the Pacific are most vulnerable to the effects of climate change. The likelihood of extreme weather events such as sea level rise, extreme rainfall, droughts, increased and intensified tropical cyclones, and increase in sea surface temperature is expected to adversely impact Pacific DMCs economically, socially and environmentally. Alongside having to address climate change issues are the increasing and recurring urbanization issues which are exacerbated by more...

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Sonia Hossain on October 05, 2011

Pacific PSD Quarterly - June 2011

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The Pacific PSD Quarterly is a newsletter on private sector development issues and reforms in ADB's Pacific developing member countries. Issue No. 3 (June 2011) features the ADB-hosted Pacific Leaders' Retreat on State-Owned Enterprise (SOE) Reform and key messages from ADB's updated study on SOEs in the region, illustrates how access to savings services is a key step to greater financial inclusion in the remote villages of Papua New Guinea, and discusses lessons learned from the privatization more...

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Sonia Hossain on July 04, 2011

ADB's Support to Fragile and Conflict-Affected Situations

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This special evaluation study assesses the support provided by ADB to countries in fragile and conflict-affected situations (FCAS). It examines ADB's performance in assisting these countries, identifies key lessons learned, draws conclusions, and makes recommendations for ADB's future engagement in this area. Attention to what were then termed "fragile states" first began in 2004. ADB developed an approach to these states in 2007 and presently has 11 developing member countries (DMCs) more...

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Michael Diza on November 16, 2010

EU-US summit: transatlantic cooperation to be intensified

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Meeting on 21 June at the Vienna EU-US summit, EU and US leaders committed themselves to strengthen their global partnership by adopting a common line towards global challenges. "When America and the EU work together, we can accomplish big things," said President Bush. "Working together, the EU and the US may not be enough to solve the many challenges before us. But without the joint efforts of the EU and the US, these global challenges will be impossible to meet." The leaders discussed more...

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German Yáñez on June 30, 2006

EU to observe Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Sierra Leone

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The European Commission is deploying an EU Election Observation Mission (EOM) for the Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone scheduled to take place on 11 August 2007. The EOM is a European Commission contribution to supporting peace and democracy in Sierra Leone...

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German Yáñez on July 11, 2007

2003 Assessment of the World Food Security Situation (FAO)

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Document summarises the main developments in the past year that have a bearing on the current world food security situation. Report of the FAO Committee on World Food Security prepared for the 29th session of the CFS. Also available in word from the CFS homepage.

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Jean-Charles Le Vallée on April 29, 2003

Commodity Price Data (Pinksheets - World Bank)

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Simply the best monthly commodity price data in the world.

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Jean-Charles Le Vallée on September 01, 2000

Iraq conflict could be devastating for rural economy

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Conflict could be devastating for Iraq's rural economy with consequences on the country's capacity to produce food, FAO warned today in the wake of its recent launch of a $86 million appeal to help meet the emergency... FAO news release on the consequences for the rural economy of the Iraq conflict.

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German Yáñez on June 18, 2006

More than 600 million people have Internet access

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According to newly released statistics from Nua Internet Surveys, 605.6 million people had Internet access at the end of September, up from 580.7 million in May 2002. here you can find further information on the geographic break-down of Internet access.

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Ellen Olafsen on November 04, 2002

Latest FAO Foodcrops and Shortages

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As of February 2004, the number of countries facing serious food shortages throughout the world stands at 38 with 24 in Africa, 7 in Asia, 5 in Latin America and 2 in Europe. In many of these countries, food shortages are being compounded by the effect of the HIV/AIDS pandemic on food production, marketing and transport. Read the full report at FAO/GIEWS.

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Jean-Charles Le Vallée on March 12, 2004

Consultant's Directory for Development Experts

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expertist.net establishes a knowledge sharing community by pooling globally scattered experts on development issues and provides central access to them and their know-how. The service connects people who demand or supply specialized development expertise. The exchange of knowledge might either be informal and free of charge (e.g. for discussing a project prior to it’s implementation) or within a compensated work contract. Therefore expertist.net invites specialists, those who may be looking for more...

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Bernd Bieber on March 04, 2002

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