ADB is committed to achieving a prosperous, inclusive, resilient, and sustainable Asia and the Pacific, while sustaining its efforts to eradicate extreme poverty.
Established in 1966, it is owned by 68 members—49 from the region.
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ADB supports projects in developing member countries that create economic and development impact, delivered through both public and private sector operations, advisory services, and knowledge support.
Palau and ADB
ADB’s support to Palau focuses on renewable energy and energy security, urban planning and management, water and sanitation, public financial management, and private sector development.
In the Spotlight
Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative Annual Report FY2022
This report outlines how the Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative helped to strengthen an enabling business environment and to promote inclusive growth in the region during the fiscal year 2022.
What Works, What Does Not in Solid Waste Management in the Pacific
Solid waste management remains one of the most challenging environmental issues for Pacific nations. Heavy reliance of most Pacific islands on imported goods creates a one-way flow of materials into small island developing states.
Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Pacific Region: A Comprehensive Analysis of Existing Research and Data
This publication and accompanying summary materials highlight key messages from current research and data on women’s economic empowerment in Pacific island countries.
Asian Development Bank and Palau: Fact Sheet
Palau is a small island developing state in the northern Pacific. It is exceptionally vulnerable to natural hazards, and its narrow economy exposes it to international market volatility.
Palau Facts
ADB's Work in Palau
The Pacific Approach, 2021-2025 of ADB serves as the country partnership strategy for Palau, and focuses on building resilience against economic shocks, delivering sustainable services, and promoting inclusive and sustainable growth. It introduces new priorities for a programmatic approach to climate change, longer-term capacity support, procurement flexibilities, and an emphasis on gender equality. Recognizing the need for capacity support to complement physical infrastructure, ADB is helping improve utility and public sector performance alongside infrastructure works.
Data: Palau
Forecasts are based on ADB's flagship publication, the Asian Development Outlook. Updated four times a year, it analyzes economic and development issues in developing countries in Asia and the Pacific.
Development indicators for Palau, including a selection of economic, environmental, and social indicators used globally to track progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
Results achieved are aggregate amounts of outputs and outcomes from operations reported in project completion reports and extended annual review reports circulated for the year.
Cofinancing operations enable ADB’s financing partners, governments or their agencies, multilateral financing institutions, and commercial organizations to participate in financing ADB projects.
ADB Projects in Palau View all projects
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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.
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What's New
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| Statutory Reports and Official Records
Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative Annual Report FY2022
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| News Releases, News from Country Offices
New ADB Report Shows Improvements for Women’s Economic Empowerment but Gender Gaps Still Remain
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| Publications, Reports
Women’s Economic Empowerment in the Pacific Region: A Comprehensive Analysis of Existing Research and Data
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| Brochures and Flyers
Asian Development Bank and Palau: Fact Sheet
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| News Releases, News from Country Offices
3.3% Growth Expected in the Pacific Region in 2023, 2.8% in 2024 — ADB
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| News Releases, News from Country Offices
Pacific SOE Commercialization can Support Decarbonization, Climate Change Mitigation — ADB Report
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Finding Balance 2023: Benchmarking Performance and Building Climate Resilience in Pacific State-Owned Enterprises
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The Social Protection Indicator for the Pacific: Tracking Developments in Social Protection
Contact: Palau
6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City, 1550 Metro Manila, Philippines
Office Hours: 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Palau Pacific Country Office
Room 209, 2nd Floor, RTFT Building, Koror, Palau 96940
The ADB Pacific Department provides the primary operational link for activities between ADB and the government, the private sector, civil society stakeholders, and development partners. The Pacific Department engages in policy dialogue, country partnership strategy development and programming, and portfolio management, while also acting as a knowledge base on development issues in Palau.
The Palau Pacific Country Office will be closed on these dates:
- New Year's Day: January 2 (Monday), in lieu of January 1
- Youth Day: March 15 (Wednesday)
- Senior Citizens Day: May 5 (Friday)
- Presidents Day: June 1 (Thursday)
- Constitutional Day: July 10 (Monday), in lieu of July 9
- Labor Day: September 4 (Monday)
- Independence Day: October 2 (Monday), in lieu of October 1
- Thanksgiving Day: November 23 (Thursday)
- Family Day: November 24 (Friday)
- Christmas Day: December 25 (Monday)
Last updated: 6 January 2023