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.
Vanuatu and ADB
ADB supports Vanuatu’s recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic through investments in physical and social infrastructure, disaster relief financing, and public sector management reforms.
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 Vanuatu: Fact Sheet
Vanuatu became a member of ADB in 1981. To date, ADB has committed 98 public sector loans, grants, and technical assistance totaling $210.3 million to Vanuatu.
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.
ADB, Vanuatu Commission Brenwe Hydropower Plant
ADB joined the Government of Vanuatu and members of the Malekula community in commissioning the Brenwe hydropower plant and transmission and distribution line extension in Malekula which will deliver sustainable, affordable power to residents and businesses.
Vanuatu Facts
ADB's Work in Vanuatu
Vanuatu became a member of ADB in 1981. To date, ADB has committed 98 public sector loans, grants, and technical assistance totaling $210.3 million to Vanuatu. Cumulative loan and grant disbursements to Vanuatu amount to $128.25 million. These were financed by concessional ordinary capital resources, the Asian Development Fund, and other special funds. ADB’s ongoing sovereign portfolio in Vanuatu includes 3 loans and 8 grants worth $70 million.
Data: Vanuatu
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 Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu View all projects
Featured
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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| News Releases, News from Country Offices
ADB Provides $500,000 for Vanuatu Cyclone Relief
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| Publications, Brochures and Flyers
Asian Development Bank and Vanuatu: Fact Sheet
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| Institutional Documents, Statutory Reports and Official Records
Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility Annual Report 2022
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| News Releases, News from Country Offices
ADB, Vanuatu Commission Brenwe Hydropower Plant
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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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Asia Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Monitor 2023: How Small Firms Can Contribute to Resilient Growth in the Pacific Post COVID-19 Pandemic
Contact: Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office (PLCO)
Level 20, 45 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW Australia 2000
Office Hours: 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Monday to Friday)
Fax +61 2 8270 9445
Vanuatu Pacific Country Office
Level 5, Reserve Bank Building
Rue Emile Mercet P.O. Box 3221
Port Vila, Vanuatu
Tel +678 23610
E-mail
The Vanuatu Pacific Country Office is closed on these dates:
- New Year's Day: 1 January (Monday)
- Chiefs Day: 5 March (Tuesday)
- Good Friday: 29 March (Friday)
- Easter Monday: 1 April (Monday)
- Ascension Day: 9 May (Thursday)
- Independence Day: 30 July (Tuesday)
- Unity Day: 29 November (Friday)
- Christmas Day: 25 December (Wednesday)
- Family Day: 26 December (Thursday)
- New Year's Eve: 31 December (Tuesday)
Last updated: 20 December 2023