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ADB and civil society strengthen collaboration on Pacific region projects

Enhanced project design, collaboration and partnership between ADB and civil society organizations in the Pacific region.

People and Places from the Pacific

A glimpse of people and places from the Asian Development Bank's 15 Pacific developing member countries.

How SOE Reform Has Transformed Timor-Leste's First Commercial Bank

BNCTL has come a long way since it began its gradual journey transforming into Timor-Leste’s first commercial bank with help from ADB and the Government of Australia.

The Pacific Islands: Connecting Countries to Each Other and the World

Connectivity in the Pacific has two components: the physical and the digital. ADB has been working with development partners to help people and businesses overcome their isolation.

The Pacific Islands: The Push for Renewable Energy

A structural shift is taking place in the Pacific islands, as countries move away from fossil fuels in favor of more climate friendly forms of energy.

ADB Partners with CSOs to Boost Vocational Education in Timor-Leste

ADB is working with civil society organizations in Timor-Leste to offer vocational skills training to reduce unemployment and promote development.

Better Roads Help Timor-Leste Promote Economic Growth outside Capital City

Timor-Leste is upgrading its road network to promote economic growth and spread petroleum wealth outside the capital city of Dili.

Access to Finance Stimulates Small Business Growth in Timor-Leste

ADB helped launch Timor-Leste’s first locally-owned commercial bank that provides loans to individuals and businesses. The National Commercial Bank of Timor-Leste (NCBTL), now has branches in towns and rural areas.

Access to Water Improves Lives in Asia’s Youngest Country

A Growing Coffee Partnership for Timor-Leste

An inclusive business approach to coffee farming in Timor-Leste is helping rural communities achieve an end-to-end sustainable supply chain, putting the country on course for a coffee renaissance.

Using Output-Based Aid to Increase Access to Domestic Sanitation in Manatuto

To complement the ADB-funded District Capitals Water Supply Project, Timor-Leste’s National Directorate of Basic Sanitation proposed a PDA on designing a scheme that will use performance-based subsidies to attract donors and investors in supporting sanitation projects for low-income communities in the urban area of Manatuto, a district in the central part of the country. This design will go beyond just toilets, and instead improve sanitation using a proposed system that includes collecting both human excreta and greywater through underground pipes that lead to safe treatment and disposal away from households, thereby enhancing wastewater management and basic sanitation as well as reducing health risks due to exposure to water-borne diseases.

Building the ADB—Timor-Leste Partnership

ADB is a long-term, reliable partner for Timor-Leste, having helped improve lives in Asia’s youngest country since the 1999 independence referendum.

Meet Timor-Leste's First-ever Female Mechanic

Twenty-one-year old Arcelia Faroca Fernandes challenged Timor-Leste's social norms to become the country's first-ever car mechanic when she graduated from a training scheme supported by the Asian Development Bank.

50 Years of Partnership in the Pacific

This video captures and reflects upon the 50 years of ADB’s partnership in the Pacific.

Unlocking the Economic Potential of Women in the Pacific

Doing business in the Pacific is hard, but it’s a lot harder for women. Fortunately, sweeping reforms across the Pacific are creating an enabling environment for business and opening up opportunities for women.

Vocational Education in Timor-Leste Boosts Employment Opportunities for the Youth

ADB supports vocational education in Timor-Leste, creating jobs and opportunities for the country's next generation of citizens.

Pacific Economic Monitor: July 2014

Senior Economist Christopher Edmonds discusses the latest issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor, which talks about the challenges that Pacific economies face in creating more jobs for their rapidly growing working-age populations.

Making It Easier to Do Business in the Pacific

It is now easier to register a business in many Pacific island countries following a successful pilot program in the Solomon Islands.

Pacific Economic Monitor: December 2013

Senior Economist Christopher Edmonds discusses the latest issue of the Pacific Economic Monitor, which shows downward momentum in some Pacific economies and explores the cost of climate change in the region.

Pacific Economies Continue Strong

The economic prospects are still bright for the Pacific region this year and next even as inflation ticks up, says Senior Economist, Christopher Edmonds.