Solomon Islands and ADB
In the Spotlight
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Pacific Energy Update 2017: Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands Electricity Authority is working with ADB to increase the uptake of grid-connected renewable power, and to extend access to modern electricity services.
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Pacific Growth to Pick Up in 2017 — ADB Report
Pacific economies face gradually improving growth prospects in the next 12 months on the back of stronger economic fundamentals, says a new ADB report.
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ADB Expands Presence in the Solomon Islands
The Prime Minister of Solomon Islands Manasseh Sogavare joined the Director General of the ADB Pacific Department Xianbin Yao to inaugurate ADB’s new Extended Mission in the Solomon Islands.
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ADB, University of South Pacific Sign Loan for New Solomon Islands Campus
ADB and the University of the South Pacific (USP) today signed loan and grant agreements to fund construction of a new USP Honiara Campus, which will boost access to quality higher education.
Solomon Islands covers about 28,000 square kilometers of Melanesia. Around 85% of the population of 528,000 lives in widely dispersed villages of just a few hundred people each.
A key development challenge for the government is controlling recurrent expenditure amid modest growth in revenues. The economy is based on primary commodities, and alternative opportunities to generate income are scarce. Economic growth prospects rest on the private sector and on developments in mining, agriculture, and fishing, with some potential for tourism.
ADB’s focus on energy, information and communication technology, private sector development, public sector management, and transport remains relevant in the context of government priorities and the support provided by other development partners
Latest
New Facility to Boost Energy Security, Clean Energy in Pacific
ADB has approved a new Pacific Renewable Energy Investment Facility which will finance a series of renewable energy projects and sector reform in the smallest 11 Pacific island countries.ADB, World Bank Group Ready to Help Pacific Island Countries Maximize Benefits from Increased Trade, Investment
ADB and the World Bank Group are ready to help Pacific island countries maximize benefits from increased trade and investment across the region.
Energy Operations in the Pacific
ADB's work in the Pacific energy sector is improving efficiency, scaling up the use of renewables, and strengthening public and private sector institutions to drive resilient, low-carbon economic growth in the region.
Projects in Solomon Islands
Proposed
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Approved/Active
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0.64
Population in Solomon Islands, in millions (2016)
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114
Maternal mortality ratio in Solomon Islands, per 100,000 live births (2015)
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2.3%
Average annual population growth rate in Solomon Islands (2011-2016)
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12.7%
Population living below the national poverty line in Solomon Islands (2013)
