Country strategy and program update (2002-2004) : Samoa|Country strategy and programme update 2005-2006 : Samoa

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Samoa CSPU 2005-2006 ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK COUNTRY STRATEGY AND PROGRAM UPDATE 2005–2006 SAMOA August 2004 CURRENCY EQUIVALENTS (as of 30 June 2004) Currency Unit – tala (ST) ST1.00 = $0.3575 $1.00 = ST2.7972 ABBREVIATIONS ADB – Asian Development Bank ADF – Asian Development Fund AusAID – Australian Agency for International Development EPC – Electric Power Corporation EU – European Union GDP – gross domestic product HDI – human development index MDG – Millennium Development Goal NGO – nongovernment organization NZAID – New Zealand Agency for International Development RETA – regional technical assistance SDS – Strategy for the Development of Samoa SOE – state-owned enterprise TA – technical assistance NOTES (i) The fiscal year (FY) of the Government ends on 30 June. FY before a calendar year denotes the year in which the fiscal year ends. (ii) In this report