, Jan. 12 -- The sluggish pace of development project implementation is likely to continue through the current fiscal year, Planning Adviser Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud said on Monday.

"The implementation slowdown that we had hoped would be temporary has unfortunately continued this year as well," he told reporters after the National Economic Council (NEC) meeting where the Revised Annual Development Programme was approved.

Prof Wahiduddin said while the quality of projects has improved overall development spending has been constrained by structural, administrative and political factors.

"The government has focused on better quality and accountability even though these reforms have temporarily slowed project execution," he added.

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