WEDNESDAY, APRIL 26, 1978
+BUT I DOUBT, HE SAID, WHETHER THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK CAN LEGITIMATELY LEAVE ALL EFFORTS IN THIS FIELD TO THE WORLD BANK. GIVEN THE HIGH PROPORTION OF THE WORLD'S POPULATION IN THE ASIAN REGION, AND GIVEN ALSO THE RELATIVELY HIGH POPULATION GROWTH RATES IN MANY MEMBER COUNTRIES WHICH ERODE THE IMPACT ON LIVING STANDARDS OF PUBLIC AND PRIVATE INVESTMENT.+
MR. HADDON-CAVE SAID THE TIME HAD COME FOR ALL INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTIONS TO HAVE CLEARLY DEFINED ROLES +TO AVOID OVERLAPPING OF ACTIVITIES AND SO AS TO ENSURE THE ACTIVITIES OF ALL INSTITUTIONS ARE COMPLEMENTARY ONE TO THE OTHER AND NOT COMPETITIVE.+ HE SAID THE SOMEWHAT HAPHAZARD EMERGENCY OF THESE INSTITUTIONS SINCE THE SECOND WORLD WAR HAD MEANT THAT A NOT INSIGNIFICANT PROPORTION OF AVAILABLE FUNDS, EXPERTISE AND EXPERIENCE WAS NOT BEING UTILISED TO THE BEST ADVANTAGE.
+SPEC IF ICALLY, HE SAID, +1 WOULD LIKE TO SUGGEST THAT AN EXAMINATION SHOULD BE MADE OF THE POSSIBILITY OF THE WORLD BANK AND THE SEVERAL REGIONAL BANKS, AS APPROPRIATE, ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR ADMINISTERING SOME OF THE DEVELOPMENT FUNDS PRESENTLY CONTROLLED BY SPECIALISED AGENCIES.+
MR. HADDON-CAVE ALSO CALLED FOR A REVIEW OF THE ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK'S INTERNAL ADMINISTRATION AS A WHOLE, INCLUDING ALL QUESTIONS RELATING TO THE RECRUITMENT OF MANAGEMENT AND STAFF.
HE SAID: +WHILST I BELIEVE IN THE CONCEPT OF CAREER SERVICE IN THE BANK, I THINK THAT AN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTION SHOULD DILUTE ITS ESTABLISHMENT OF CAREER STAFF WITH STAFF ON CONTRACT TERMS AND ON SHORT SECONDMENTS. +
MR. HADDON-CAVE SAID THAT A CHART IN THE BANK'S ANNUAL REPORT IMPLIED THAT A DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE OF THE BANK'S STAFF RESOURCES WAS BEING DEVOTED TO NEW LOAN APPROVALS, AS OPPOSED TO THE EFFECTIVE IMPLEMENTATION OF PROJECTS ALREADY APPROVED.+ THIS WAS NOT THE BANK'S FAULT, BUT IT MUST BE OF CONCERN TO THE BANK.
+ONE WAY OF ACCELERATING DISBURSEMENTS WOULD BE TO IMPROVE THE ABSORPTIVE CAPACITY OF BORROWING COUNTRIES THROUGH AN EXPANDING PROGRAMME OF TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE DESIGNED TO STRENGTHEN THE PLANNING AND EXECUTING CAPABILITY OF THE INSTITUTIONS CONCERNED IN THESE COUNTRIES. NOTE WITH APPROVAL, THEREFORE, THE BANK'S PRESENT ACTIVITIES AND FUTURE INTENTIONS IN THIS FIELD. TO THIS END, MY GOVERNMENT IS PREPARED TO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE FINANCIAL SUPPORT, ON AN UNTIED BASIS, TO THE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE SPECIAL FUND.+
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