What's New

ADB and the Government of Samoa participated in an inauguration ceremony for a new tugboat funded by the ADB-supported Apia Port project.

A revival in tourism is expected to boost economic growth in the Pacific in 2022 and 2023, but the COVID-19 pandemic, rising commodity prices, and climate change continue to pose risks, according to the Asian Development Bank.

ADB has approved $13 million to expand lending for businesses in five Pacific countries.

The remoteness of the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific developing member countries (DMCs) makes connectivity one of the region’s highest development priorities.