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.
Tuvalu and ADB
ADB supports Tuvalu in improving maritime facilities, strengthening disaster resilience, advancing renewable energy, upgrading water and sanitation, fostering health, and enhancing prudent fiscal management.
In the Spotlight
Asian Development Bank and Tuvalu: Fact Sheet
ADB has concentrated its development program in Tuvalu on efforts to improve macroeconomic growth and stability, investment in renewable energy, transport infrastructure, health coverage, and disaster recovery.
Improving Tuvalu's Maritime Connectivity with ADB's $76.7 Million Investment
ADB supports building 3 outer island harbors (Nukulaelae, Niutao, Nui), replacing a ship, and training for better asset upkeep by communities and the Government.
ADB Forecasts Continued Pandemic Recovery for Pacific Economies in 2023, 2024
Economies in the Pacific are projected to grow collectively by 3.3% in 2023 and 2.8% in 2024 as the subregion continues to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest issue of ADB's Pacific Economic Monitor launched today.
Pacific Economic Monitor – August 2023: COVID-19 and the Pacific Three Years On
Pacific economies are bouncing back as tourism recovers and infrastructure projects resume, but inflationary pressures and vulnerability to natural hazards remain downside risks.
Tuvalu Facts
ADB's Work in Tuvalu
Tuvalu is a small island developing state comprising nine atolls in the South Pacific. It is geographically isolated and highly vulnerable to climatic and economic shocks.
ADB has concentrated its development program in Tuvalu on efforts to improve macroeconomic growth and stability, investment in renewable energy, transport infrastructure, health coverage, and disaster recovery. To date, ADB has committed 44 public sector loans, grants, and technical assistance totaling $133.6 million to Tuvalu.
Data: Tuvalu
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 Tuvalu, 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 Tuvalu View all projects
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A $15 million grant from an Asian Development Fund (ADF) 12 facility will reduce the burden of pneumonia and diarrhea in children and increase protection against the human papilloma virus in women.
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What's New
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| Brochures and Flyers
Asian Development Bank and Tuvalu: Fact Sheet
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| Statutory Reports and Official Records
Pacific Renewable Energy Investment Facility Annual Report (January-December 2022)
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Improving Tuvalu's Maritime Connectivity with ADB's $76.7 Million Investment
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| News Releases, News from Country Offices
ADB Forecasts Continued Pandemic Recovery for Pacific Economies in 2023, 2024
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| Reports
Pacific Economic Monitor – August 2023: COVID-19 and the Pacific Three Years On
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| Statutory Reports and Official Records
Pacific Renewable Energy Program Annual Report (January-December 2022)
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| Publications, Papers and Briefs
Family Size and Domestic Violence in a High-Fertility Society
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| Publications, Papers and Briefs
Maternal Education and Children’s Well-Being: Evidence from Four Pacific Countries
Contact: Pacific Subregional Office (SPSO)
91 Gordon Street, Suva, Fiji
Office Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Fax +679 3318074
Tuvalu Pacific Country Office
Partnership House, Vaiaku
Funafuti, Tuvalu
Tel: +688 20610
Mobile: +688 20610
E-mail
The Tuvalu Pacific Country Office is closed on these dates:
- New Year's Day: January 2 (Monday), in lieu of January 1
- Good Friday: April 7 (Friday)
- Easter Monday: April 10 (Monday)
- World Health Day: April 11 (Tuesday)
- Te Aso Tala Lei (Gospel Day): May 15 (Monday)
- National Youth Day: August 7 (Monday)
- Tuvalu Day: October 2, 3 (Monday, Tuesday)
- National Children’s Day: October 9 (Monday)
- Christmas Day: December 25 (Monday)
- Boxing Day: December 26 (Tuesday)
Last updated: 4 January 2023