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- These charts illustrate the need for Pacific countries to expand local livelihood opportunities while balancing between sustaining remittance flows and addressing local labor shortages.
- 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.
- ADBI continues our collaboration with ADB and the City of Yokohama, to organize the 12th Asia Smart City Conference. As a part of the conference, the ADBI-ADB joint session will be conducted on the topic of City Management towards Achieving Carbon Neutrality in the context of smart cities development.
- ADB President Masatsugu Asakawa today announced new, more concessional lending terms for small island developing states to support efforts to meet their infrastructure needs, strengthen social services, and scale up investments in climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction.
- ADB joined the Government of Marshall Islands in a ceremony today to officially open ADB’s Marshall Islands Pacific Country Office in Majuro.
- 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.
- A safe work environment and women’s economic autonomy are drivers of growth and good development. They also protect girls and women from violence.
- A new report by ADB shows improvements in Pacific women’s economic empowerment but warns closing the gender gap will be critical to driving long-term inclusive and sustainable economic growth.
- The Pacific is expected to sustain its economic recovery, with growth across all of ADB's Pacific developing member countries this year, according to ADO April 2023, ADB’s flagship economic publication.
- Commercialization is an important tool in the arsenal of Pacific state-owned utilities as they seek to decarbonize and mitigate climate change-related risks, according to a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report.
- Economic growth in the Pacific will rebound in 2022–2023, according to the latest issue of the Asian Development Bank’s Pacific Economic Monitor.
- Co-organized by ADBI, the Asian Development Bank, City of Yokohama, and other partners, the 11th Asia Smart City Conference will spotlight smart city solutions and knowledge on decarbonization to support sustainable development projects.
- The Asian Development Bank joined with the Global Environment Facility at COP27 to announce $12.5 million in grants for the Blue Pacific Finance Hub.
- Cohosted by ADBI and Chulalongkorn University, this virtual conference will explore policy strategies and designs to strengthen healthcare and social protection systems in the post-COVID-19 era.
- The Asian Development Bank targeted the acceleration of climate financing for the Pacific as a key priority a the beginning of 2022 and is on the road to meeting that goal.
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- ADB and USAID signed a joint agreement to help the Pacific better adapt and respond to climate and disaster impacts, pandemics, and economic shocks.
- While climate change is a global issue that concerns everybody, rising temperatures and sea levels and the increasing frequency and severity of natural hazards represent an existential risk for the Pacific.
- A revival in tourism is expected to boost economic growth in the Pacific in 2022 and 2023, but the COVID-19 pandemic, rising commodity prices, and climate change continue to pose risks, according to the Asian Development Bank.
- This webinar will explore social protection reform and related challenges in tackling poverty and inequality amid the post-COVID-19 pandemic recovery.