ADBs vision: an Asia and Pacic free of poverty

Based in Manila, ADB is owned by 67 members, including

48 from the region. ADBs main instruments for helping its
developing member countries are policy dialogue, loans,
equity investments, guarantees, grants, and technical
assistance.
Find out more:
Contact Andrea C. Ifand, Regional Director
Pacic Liaison and Coordination Ofce,
Asian Development Bank.
Level 20, 45 Clarence Street, Sydney, NSW 2000, Australia.
Tel +612 8270 9444 Fax +612 8270 9445
Email: :: : info@adbpsdi.org
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Doing business in
the Pacic is hard...
...due to outdated company laws, underdeveloped
nancial markets, inefcient state-owned
enterprises, inadequate competition, and barriers
that prevent women from participating fully in the
economy. PSDI helps governments and the pri-
vate sector overcome these challenges, setting
Pacic countries on the path to sustainable and
inclusive economic growth.
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The Pacic Private Sector Development Initiative The Pacic Private Sector Development Initiative The Pacic Private Sector Development Initiative The Pacic Private Sector Development Initiative (PSDI) is a regional
technical assistance facility conanced by the Asian Development
Bank, Australian Aid, and the New Zealand Aid Programme.



Pacic Pacic

Private Sector Private Sector
Development Development

Initiative Initiative


PSDI helps the private sector PSDI helps the private sector
to drive inclusive economic growth, to drive inclusive economic growth,
create jobs, and lift create jobs, and lift
Pacic people out of poverty. Pacic people out of poverty.
Technology is a key driver of business
formation and economic growth.

PSDI has assisted six Pacic countries to install online
secured transactions registries, unlocking the value in
movable property. And in Samoa and Solomon Islands,
PSDI has helped to establish online company registries,
leveraging the digital revolution to make it easier to start
formal businesses.
When the Solomon Islands installed its Company Haus
online registry in 2010, it slashed the time it takes to
license a business from 45 days to 1.5 days resulting in a
doubling in the rate of business formation.
In Samoa, the rate of business registrations doubled after
launching its online companies registry in 2013.
Launched in 2007, PSDI has been
helping Pacific countries to
Develop better nancial markets and services
Modernize business laws
Reform state-owned enterprises
Encourage publicprivate partnerships
Promote competition and protect consumers
Advance economic empowerment of women
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PSDI works with:
Cook Islands
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Federated States
of Micronesia
Nauru
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Timor-Leste
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Operating out of ADBs Sydney
ofce, PSDI works with 14 Pacic
developing member countries.
PSDI experts conduct in-depth analysis
of the Pacic business environment.
We identify business constraints and opportunities
and publish independent country-level private sector
assessments. Our evidence-based approach feeds
into a policy dialogue with both government and
the private sector, resulting in policies targeted at
overcoming challenges and improving the business
climate to support inclusive economic growth.
Business Law Reform
Economic Empowerment of Women
Mobile Money
Access to
Finance
SOE/PPP Reform
Electronic Business Registries
ICT Drives Economic Growth