Financial Sector Development in Pacific Island Economies: Volume 1 Regional report

Abstract

This regional report assesses the state of financial sector development in seven of the 12 Pacific Developing Member Countries (PDMCs) of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). It consolidates the findings of individual country reports on the Fiji Islands, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea (PNG), Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, and Vanuatu (presented in a second volume); and makes recommendations on strategies for the sustainable development of sound financial systems.