Nepal: Economic Reform Technical Assistance Project

WASHINGTON, June 28, 2005 -- The following project was approved today by the World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors:

 

IDA GRANT AMOUNT: $3 million

PROJECT DESCRIPTION: The project will strengthen public sector capacity to implement the economic reform agenda. The project intends to strengthen home-grown reforms in the areas of public sector capacity, service delivery, social inclusion, governance, and reducing unproductive public sector intervention in the economy, all of which will be critical to placing Nepal on a higher growth path.  For more information, please Benjamin Crow at (202) 473-5105 or email: bcrow@worldbank.org  For project information documents, visit: http://www.worldbank.org.np/external/default/main?pagePK=64027221&piPK=64027220&theSitePK=223555&menuPK=286969&Projectid=P093294