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.
Cook Islands and ADB
ADB supports the Cook Islands in strengthening resilience against climate and economic shocks and in its recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the Spotlight
Rough Sailing: Navigating Labor Shortages and Remittance Needs in the Pacific
These charts illustrate the need for Pacific countries to expand local livelihood opportunities while balancing between sustaining remittance flows and addressing local labor shortages.
Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility Annual Report 2022
This report provides an overview of the strategic context, activities, and deliverables of the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF) in 2022.
Domestic Resource Mobilization Instrumental for Economic Recovery and Resilience in the Pacific — ADB
The Pacific economy is projected to continue expanding in 2023–2024, but supporting further growth requires additional government resources, according to the latest issue of ADB's Pacific Economic Monitor launched today.
Pacific Economic Monitor – December 2023: Domestic Resource Mobilization for Economic Recovery and Resilience
Continued growth is expected in the Pacific, but governments need to generate additional resources for public infrastructure and services essential to sustaining economic development.
Cook Islands Facts
ADB's Work in the Cook Islands
The Cook Islands consists of 15 small islands scattered over an exclusive economic zone of 1.8 million square kilometers. The country is vulnerable to external shocks, including the impacts of climate change and natural hazards, and its economy is reliant on tourism.
Since 1976, ADB has committed 59 public sector loans, grants, and technical assistance totaling $223.2 million to the Cook Islands.
Data: Cook Islands
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 the Cook Islands, 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 the Cook Islands 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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| Institutional Documents, Statutory Reports and Official Records
Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility Annual Report 2022
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| Publications, Reports
Pacific Economic Monitor – December 2023: Domestic Resource Mobilization for Economic Recovery and Resilience
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| News from Country Offices
Domestic Resource Mobilization Instrumental for Economic Recovery and Resilience in the Pacific — ADB
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| Video
Building Sustainable Communities: ADB and JFPR’s Contribution to the Prosperity of Asia and the Pacific during COVID-19
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| News Releases, News Release
ADB Announces More Concessional Lending Terms for Small Island Developing States
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| Publications, Brochures and Flyers
Asian Development Bank and the Cook Islands: Fact Sheet
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| Publications, Reports
Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2023: How Small Firms Can Contribute to Resilient Growth in the Pacific Post COVID-19 Pandemic
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| Statutory Reports and Official Records
Pacific Renewable Energy Investment Facility Annual Report (January-December 2022)
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
Cook Islands Pacific Country Office
P.O. Box 3338
Kaititera Part Section 105, Avarua
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Tel +682 22697
E-mail
The Cook Islands Pacific Country Office is closed on these dates:
- New Year's Day: 1 January (Monday)
- Day After New Year’s Day: 2 January (Tuesday)
- Good Friday: 29 March (Friday)
- Easter Monday: 1 April (Monday)
- ANZAC Day: 25 April (Thursday)
- Queen's Birthday: 3 June (Monday)
- Constitution Day: 5 August (Monday), in lieu of 4 August
- Gospel Day: 28 October (Monday), in lieu of 26 October
- Christmas Day: 25 December (Wednesday)
- Boxing Day: 26 December (Thursday)
Last updated: 21 December 2023