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.
Marshall Islands and ADB
ADB partners with the Marshall Islands in strengthening energy security; water, sanitation, and solid waste management infrastructure; education; public financial management; and governance.
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.
Asian Development Bank and the Marshall Islands: Fact Sheet
To date, ADB has committed 78 public sector loans, grants, and technical assistance totaling $202.2 million to the Marshall Islands.
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.
Marshall Islands Facts
ADB's Work in the Marshall Islands
The Pacific Approach, 2021–2025, of ADB serves as the country partnership strategy for the Marshall Islands, and focuses on building resilience against economic shocks, delivering sustainable services, and promoting inclusive and sustainable growth. It introduces new priorities including a programmatic approach to climate change, longer-term capacity support, flexible procurement practices, and a greater emphasis on gender equality.
Recognizing the need for capacity support to complement physical infrastructure, ADB is helping improve public sector performance alongside infrastructure works.
Data: Marshall 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 Marshall 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 Marshall Islands View all projects
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Thanks to investment from Australia and ADB, a new clean water plant in Ebeye, in the north-west corner of the Marshall Islands, is changing lives.
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What's New
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| Publications, Brochures and Flyers
Asian Development Bank and the Marshall Islands: Fact Sheet
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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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| News Releases, News Release
ADB Announces More Concessional Lending Terms for Small Island Developing States
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| Publications, Guides
The Ocean–Energy Economy: A Multifunctional Approach
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| News Releases, News from Country Offices
ADB Marks Formal Opening of Marshall Islands Office
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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 Department (PARD)
6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City, 1550 Metro Manila, Philippines
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Fax +63 2 86362444
Marshall Islands Pacific Country Office
Marshall Islands Resort, PO Box 3279,
Majuro, Marshall Islands 96960
The ADB Pacific Department (PARD) 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 the Marshall Islands.
The Marshall Islands Pacific Country Office will be closed on these dates:
- New Year's Day: 1 January (Monday)
- Nuclear Survivor's Day: 1 March (Friday)
- Good Friday: 29 March (Friday)
- Independence Day (RMI): 1 May (Wednesday)
- National Fisherman's Day*: 5 July (Friday)
- Rijerbal (Labor equivalent) Day*: 6 September (Friday)
- National Manit (Culture) Day*: 27 September (Friday)
- President's Day: 18 November (Monday), in lieu of 17 November
- Gospel Day*: 6 December (Friday)
- Christmas Day: 25 December (Wednesday)
* = Subject to moon sighting
Last updated: 14 December 2023