Latest Country Strategies and Business Plans

This document highlights how ADB technical assistance and energy sector projects are helping to build resilient, low-carbon economies, while increasing access to clean, reliable power in the Pacific.

The Pacific Approach, 2016–2020 serves as the Asian Development Bank (ADB) country partnership strategy for the 11 small Pacific island countries (PIC-11). In line with the Pacific Approach, the PIC-11 country operations business plan (COBP), 2020–2022 reflects a multicountry approach that identifies common development challenges and opportunities for operational efficiencies across the PIC-11. 

The country operations business plan (COBP), 2020–2022 of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) for Papua New Guinea is consistent with ADB’s country partnership strategy (CPS), 2016–2020 and the Government of Papua New Guinea’s national development plans. The COBP is also consistent with the priorities set out in ADB’s Strategy 2030. This COBP focuses on the five priority areas of the CPS: (i) transport, (ii) energy, (iii) health, (iv) water and other urban infrastructure and services, and (v) public sector management. This COBP also includes education and finance.  

In line with the Pacific Approach, the country operations business plan for 2019−2021 takes a multicountry approach to identify common development challenges and opportunities for operational efficiencies across the 11 small Pacific island countries.

The country operations and business plan (COBP), 2019–2021 of ADB for Papua New Guinea is consistent with ADB’s country partnership strategy, (CPS) 2016–2020 and the Government of Papua New Guinea’s national development plans. This COBP focuses on the five priority areas of the CPS: (i) transport, (ii) energy, (iii) health, (iv) water and other urban infrastructure and services, and (v) public sector management. 

ADB continues to help build resilient, low-carbon countries in the Pacific region, while increasing access to clean, reliable power.

This paper describes a Pacific Partnership Facility designed to support ADB’s operations in the Pacific.

In 2016, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) approved the Pacific Approach 2016-2020 as the Country Partnership Strategy for the 11 small Pacific island countries (PIC-11). 

In line with the Pacific Approach, the country operations business plan (COBP) also takes a multi-country approach to identify commonalities and opportunities for operational efficiencies across the PIC-11. The COBP is also aligned with the Midterm Review of Strategy 2020 and supports the three-pronged strategy of the Pacific Approach: reducing costs, managing risks, and enabling value creation.

The country operations business plan is consistent with the country partnership strategy (CPS), 2016–2020, government’s development vision and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) Midterm Review of Strategy 2020.  The indicative pipeline contributes to (i) strengthening ADB’s strategic operational focus on health, sustainable transportation, and climate financing; and (ii) mobilizing cofinancing. ADB-financed projects are also utilizing high-level technology and other innovations to improve service delivery.

ADB is supporting access to energy, renewable energy generation, efficient use of resources, and strengthening public and private sector institutions in the Pacific.