ADB aims to improve infrastructure and connectivity, facilitate an enabling environment for the private sector, strengthen public sector management, and promote inclusivity while building resilience in Papua New Guinea.
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Violence against women in the Pacific is among the highest in the world. Expanding structured counseling systems, strengthening training, and ensuring caregiver well-being are central to survivor-centered support.
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This report summarizes the achievements of the Pacific Region Infrastructure Facility (PRIF) in 2024 and highlights how it is working to advance climate resilience, inclusion, and sustainable infrastructure in 13 Pacific island countries.
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This brief provides an overview of civil society in Papua New Guinea (PNG). It highlights that PNG’s civil society is deeply rooted in both cultural values of kinship and community, and religious values based on Christian teachings.
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Advancing gender-responsive nature-based solutions through the meaningful engagement of young women and girls presents a high-impact opportunity to accelerate progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 5 Gender Equality, SDG11 Sustainable Cities and Communities, an
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is a resource-dependent, lower-middle-income country. Its economy is driven by capital-intensive mineral and petroleum extraction, alongside a labor-intensive agriculture sector. In recent years, the service sector has gained increasing importance. However, PNG faces challenges such as weak governance and institutions, high vulnerability to economic shocks, and an underdeveloped private sector. As a small island developing state (SIDS) and a fragile and conflict-affected state (FCAS) in the Pacific, PNG’s economic resilience remains a key concern.
To date, ADB has committed 277 public sector loans, grants, and technical assistance totaling 5ドル.1 billion to PNG.
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 Papua New Guinea, 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.
Papua New Guinea and ADB have been partners in development since 1971, and the collaboration is growing bigger. A video series explores ADB's contributions to development of the country's energy, health, and transport sectors, as well as its drive for financial inclusion and private sector-led development.
Access to quality health care is a major challenge in Papua New Guinea. The government works with its development partners, like ADB, to make health care more accessible.
Papua New Guinea's energy investment program is expanding access to electricity and lowering costs.
Learn more about ADB's support for financing sustainable economic growth in Papua New Guinea.
This publication discusses the results of a household survey assessing water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions in the Tete settlement of Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea.
Papua New Guinea (PNG) has the largest gender gap in financial inclusion in the Pacific region, with women 29% less likely than men to have access to formal financial services.
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The Papua New Guinea (PNG) Resident Mission was opened in 2003 and provides the primary operational link for activities between ADB and the government, the private sector, civil society stakeholders, and development partners. The resident mission engages in policy dialogue, country partnership strategy development and programming, and portfolio management, while also acting as a knowledge base on development issues in Papua New Guinea.
PNRM will be closed on these dates:
Last updated: 11 April 2025
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Last updated: 17 November 2025
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