ORSB – ANGOLA COUNTRY STRATEGY PAPER 2011 - 2015
armies. Increased oil exploration is also
contributing
to
environmental
deterioration, especially in marine
ecosystems. The protection of the
environment and natural resources is
nevertheless constitutionally recognized
as a duty of the State. The Government
has demonstrated political will to
implement the three Earth Summit
Conventions; the GoA created in 2010 a
designated Carbon National Authority
Unit.
2.4
iv. achievement of all of the above by
an
efficient
and
accountable
government, with emphasis on
institutional
strengthening
and
human capacity development.
2.4.3 To achieve these objectives,
the Government seeks to efficiently
utilize the revenues derived from
natural resources exploitation to:
i. continue the rehabilitation and
construction of the country’s social
and physical infrastructure;
ii. provide formal education at all levels,
and the provision of basic services to
whole population;
iii. increase
productivity
and
employment in all economic sectors;
iv. promote production of industrial
goods in response to the growing
large domestic demand;
v. attain agricultural self-sufficiency
through
smallholder
and
agribusiness program initiatives.
Country Strategic Options
A. Strategic Framework
2.4.1 The government considers
alleviating poverty as a means to
supporting growth and developing a
domestic market. Angola has neither a
Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper, nor a
Medium-Term Strategy Framework. The
Government has nonetheless issued a
few strategic documents where poverty
reduction measures are mainstreamed:
(a) the long-term vision document
entitled Angola Visão 2025; (b) the
MPLA’s election program 2009-2012; (c)
the government’s National Biannual
Plan for 2010-2011 (See Annex 6).
2.4.4 Government
selection
of
priority areas for Bank engagement.
Following extensive dialogue and
consultation with national authorities,
the GoA seeks the Bank’s support in:
• Social areas, in particular the
education sector, where ADF
resources could support the increase
in enrollment rates;
• Infrastructure, specifically in the
power
and
water
sectors.
Additionally seeking support for
coordination of other DP’s projects
and the entire PIP management.
• Private
Sector
Development,
particularly
business
regulatory
environment, institutional capacity,
entrepreneurship and SMEs.
2.4.2 We
have
identified
four
overarching objectives that the
broad economic and development
strategy pursued by the Government
articulates for the period of 2011 2015:
i. promotion and acceleration of growth
and
competitiveness
through
economic diversification;
ii. poverty reduction through human
capital development and targeted
interventions, specifically through
private sector job creation;
iii. balanced growth and harmonized
development
alongside
natural
resource protection;
B. Weaknesses and Challenges
2.4.5 Challenges.
Oil
provide
the
long-term
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revenues
financing