Lowy Institute Pacific Aid Map
“This interactive database tracks and maps aid and development finance flows from the international community to the Pacific Islands region. The research covers Cook Islands, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu, with complete data from 2008 to 2022.”
“However, more significant than the headline spending has been the resurgence in new project commitments, signalling a revival in China’s capacity and ambition to engage in major infrastructure projects in the region. The announcement of the $135 million Vanua Levu Road Upgrade in Fiji in 2024 represents China’s largest-ever grant-funded project in the Pacific.”
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