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Richard Phelps
South Pacific Subregional Office
5th Floor, Ra Marama Building
91 Gordon Street, Suva, Fiji Islands
Private Mail Bag-Suva, Fiji Islands

Tel: + 679 3318101
Fax. + 679 3318074
Email: adbspso@adb.org
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Asian Development Outlook 2009

Reduced arrivals of high-spending tourists results in low growth

Hurt by a 3.0% decline in visitor arrivals, the economy grew by only an estimated 1.1% in 2008. Tourism is the main industry-annual visitor arrivals of around 100,000 compare to a resident population of around 15,000 persons. The decline in tourist arrivals was concentrated in visitors from Canada, Europe, and the United States (US), the high-spending segments of the market. Read the full report.

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Cook Islands and ADB
Since the Cook Islands became a member in 1976, ADB has approved 13 loan projects amounting to more than $29.5 million and 28 technical assistance (TA) projects amounting to almost $9.6 million.

Learn more about ADB's partnership with Cook Islands [ PDF ]

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