Beyond post-pandemic support, ADB’s assistance to Samoa focuses on enhancing its resilience against climate and economic shocks through infrastructure investments and support to private enterprises.
The collective efforts and resilience of Pacific Island communities in the face of climate change highlight the importance of international support and sustainable infrastructure to combat environmental challenges.
ADB Vice-President Scott Morris joined Samoa’s Finance Minister and ADB Governor Lautimuia Afoa Uelese Vaai today to open the new premises for ADB’s Samoa Pacific Country Office in Samoa’s Central Bank.
These charts illustrate the need for Pacific countries to expand local livelihood opportunities while balancing between sustaining remittance flows and addressing local labor shortages.
Policymakers in the Asia and the Pacific have powerful tools available to identify funding gaps, optimize resource allocation, and enhance resilience against the looming fiscal challenges of climate change.
Samoa is a founding member of ADB in 1966 and has been receiving support from the bank for infrastructure development and policy reforms, and strengthening its climate resilience. Samoa has been making good progress in addressing poverty and managing gender, health, education, and environment issues.
To date, ADB has committed 147 public sector loans, grants, and technical assistance totaling $484.3 million to Samoa.
91 Gordon Street, Suva, Fiji
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Samoa Pacific Country Office
Level 7, Central Bank of Samoa
Building, 1 Apia City Boulevard
Apia, Samoa
The Samoa Pacific Country Office is closed on these dates:
Last updated: 21 December 2023