Tonga: News Releases

18 Jul 2018
Utilities Reform Needed for Better Service Delivery in the Pacific — ADB

Investments in basic services must be complemented by policy and regulatory reforms as well as capacity development to support a shift towards more commercially viable utilities in the Pacific, according to a new ADB report.
18 Jun 2018
ADB to Climate-Proof Nuku'alofa Electricity Network in Tonga

ADB's Board of Directors has approved a $6.8 million grant to help reconstruct and improve disaster resilience of the Nuku’alofa electricity network that was damaged by Cyclone Gita in February 2018.
7 Jun 2018
ADB Supports Over $1 Billion in Clean Energy Investments in the Pacific Until 2021 — Report

ADB will support over $1 billion in energy investments in the Pacific between 2018–2021, including 19 projects to help countries in the subregion have better access to quality, affordable, and sustainable energy sources.
2 May 2018
ADB Signs Agreements to Help Kiribati, Nauru Access High-Speed Internet

ADB today signed agreements to help deliver high-speed internet to Kiribati and Nauru through a submarine cable project.
11 Apr 2018
Uncertainties Delaying Economic Recovery in the Pacific

Growth in the Pacific is expected to remain weak in 2018, as economic and political uncertainties, fiscal challenges, and natural disasters hold back some of the region’s larger economies.
22 Feb 2018
ADB Provides Additional $1 Million for Tonga Cyclone Response

ADB is providing an additional $1 million, in the form of a grant, to the Government of Tonga to fund critical, life-saving services following Tropical Cyclone Gita, which caused widespread destruction on 12 February.
16 Feb 2018
ADB Provides $6 Million for Tonga Cyclone Relief

ADB has provided $6 million to the Government of Tonga to help fund priority early recovery activities following the onslaught of Tropical Cyclone Gita, which tore through Tongatapu and nearby ‘Eua island, late on 12 February.
12 Feb 2018
International Arbitration Reform Needed to Improve Pacific's Access to International Markets, Investment

ADB, the Government of Fiji, and the United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (UNCITRAL) Regional Center for Asia and the Pacific held the South Pacific International Arbitration Conference on 12-13 February in Nadi.
8 Feb 2018
IMF, ADB, Australia, and New Zealand Seek Solutions to Reduce Remittance Costs in the Pacific

ADB, together with the IMF, held roundtables to identify practical solutions to address the costs and risks of transferring remittances to Pacific countries and difficulties in undertaking cross-border transactions.
18 Dec 2017
ADB to Help Strengthen Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu's Resilience to Disasters

ADB's Board of Directors has approved a total of $15 million in financing for the Pacific Disaster Resilience Program which will help strengthen Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu’s resilience to disasters.

Tonga: News Releases

Utilities Reform Needed for Better Service Delivery in the Pacific — ADB

ADB to Climate-Proof Nuku'alofa Electricity Network in Tonga

ADB Supports Over $1 Billion in Clean Energy Investments in the Pacific Until 2021 — Report

ADB Signs Agreements to Help Kiribati, Nauru Access High-Speed Internet

Uncertainties Delaying Economic Recovery in the Pacific

ADB Provides Additional $1 Million for Tonga Cyclone Response

ADB Provides $6 Million for Tonga Cyclone Relief

International Arbitration Reform Needed to Improve Pacific's Access to International Markets, Investment

IMF, ADB, Australia, and New Zealand Seek Solutions to Reduce Remittance Costs in the Pacific

ADB to Help Strengthen Samoa, Tonga, and Tuvalu's Resilience to Disasters

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