There is a need for development of social and economic sectors including industry, transportation, mining, telecommunications, tourism and infrastructure, providing new employment to the population of regions where development is to take place under government sponsored programs in the following years.

With the Bank committing to raising the level of commitments (signed operations) for 2007-2010 it is estimated that 15 operations for SDR 116 million (about SDR 29 million per annum on average) will be approved by the BoD. Of these, about 12 operations are expected to be signed.