ADB signed a financing package today with Prima Limited to support the design, build, and installation of the 411-kilometer Tamtam submarine cable connecting Port Vila, Vanuatu, to Lifou, New ...

Vanuatu is getting a second submarine data cable connection to the rest of the world. Not only will the Tamtam cable deliver more reliable phone and internet connection, it will also double as an ...

Wayfinder is a new program being piloted by ADB which offers an innovative set of tailored solutions to boost private sector activity in Pacific economies, create jobs, and boost innovation.

Remarks by Masato Kanda, President, Asian Development Bank, at the Signing Ceremony for the Vanuatu Tamtam Submarine Cable Project,, Port Vila, Vanuatu ...

ADB President Masato Kanda met Solomon Islands Prime Minister Jeremiah Manele in Honiara to discuss strengthening ADB’s long-standing support for the country’s economic development and expanding ...

Amid the growing interest in the digitalization of socioeconomic activities, there is a lack of consensus on an established framework to estimate the digital economy. This report proposes a definition ...

Children in Tonga, Samoa, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu are being protected against cervical cancer, pneumococcal, and rotavirus diseases through a partnership between ADB's Asian Development Fund and UNICEF.

The brief details the hurdles India overcame to launch its UPI real-time payment system, highlights the government’s role, and explains how digital payments can improve efficiency and reduce gender ...

Introduction The Critical Role of Technological Transformation in Boosting Indonesia’s Economic Development Technology and Sector-Specific Opportunities and Challenges for Indonesia Indonesia’s ...

Infrastructure investment in Asia, both in economic and social infrastructure, faces a massive financing gap despite the region’s high savings. The cause of this gap is a capital flow paradox in which ...

ADB has appointed Sona Shrestha as Director General of its South Asia Department, where she will lead the development and implementation of ADB’s strategy and operations in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, ...

This document presents progress made and achievements from January to December 2025 of the ASEAN Catalytic Green Finance Facility (ACGF).