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FY 2025 Kiribati Country Opinion Survey Report

2026

The Country Opinion Survey in Kiribati assists the World Bank Group (WBG) in better understanding how stakeholders in Kiribati perceive the WBG. It provides the WBG with systematic feedback from national and local governments, multilateral and bilateral agencies, media, academia, the private...

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Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu Regional Partnership Framework for the Period FY2026–FY2031

International Finance Corporation; Multilateral … - 2026

This World Bank Group (WBG) Regional Partnership Framework (RPF) for FY26–31 outlines a strategic vision to generate more and better jobs across nine Pacific Island Countries (PIC9): Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Tonga,...

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Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu - Regional Partnership Framework for the Period FY2026-FY2031

2026

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Does biomass fuel use for cooking affect early childhood development? : a case study of Kiribati

Awan, Ashar; Rahut, Dil Bahadur; Abbassi, Faisal Azeem - 2026

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Does biomass fuel use for cooking affect early childhood development? : a case study of Kiribati

Awan, Ashar; Rahut, Dil Bahadur - 2023

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Strengthening Resilience in Kiribati with Public Investment : Kiribati

Wang, Ni - 2025

Kiribati, a collection of remote archipelagos of mostly low-lying atolls, faces significant risks from natural hazards and an existential risk from rising sea levels. This paper explores the critical needs for public investment in climate-resilient infrastructure to safeguard the nation's...

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Kiribati : Selected Issues

2025

This Selected Issues explores Kiribati’s critical needs for public investment in climate-resilient infrastructure to safeguard the nation's long-term prosperity and assesses the macroeconomic implications of such investments. In order to build moderate resilience, carefully designed fiscal...

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Kiribati : Selected Issues

2024

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Kiribati : Selected Issues

2023

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Kiribati : 2025 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report

2025

Kiribati faces significant development challenges due to its remoteness, limited landmass, and high exposure to climate-related shocks. The government has expanded social benefits and is pursuing an ambitious long-term development agenda focusing on health, education, financial inclusion,...

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The future of seafarers : emerging challenges, opportunities and achieving decent work for seafarers in selected Pacific Island countries : Fiji, Kiribati, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu ; International Labour Organization, Office for Pacific Island Countries

2025

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Kiribati : 2024 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Statement by the Executive Director for Kiribati

2024

Kiribati's economy recovered strongly from the pandemic on the back of supportive fiscal measures including subsidies, grants, and (most recently) an increase in civil service wages. Inflation, which has decelerated from its recent peak, is projected to pick up again mainly due to increased...

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The Primary Health Care System of the Republic of Kiribati : A Primary Health Care Performance Initiative Assessment

2024

The assessment of Kiribati's primary health care (PHC) system, carried out by the World Bank in collaboration with the Government of Kiribati under the Primary Health Care Performance Initiative (PHCPI), marks a unique opportunity to identify the system's strengths and gaps and to catalyze...

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Kiribati's graduation from Least Developed Country status : an analysis of strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats

Monaco, Edoardo; Abe, Masato - 2024

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Kiribati: Agricultural Subsidies for Copra: Improving Efficiency and Equity and Balancing Trade-offs

2024

This technical assistance mission assessed Kiribati's agricultural output price scheme that subsidizes the production of copra (dried coconut). The mission estimates that subsidies in 2023 amounted to 7.8 percent of GDP. The scheme's technical and allocative inefficiencies, incidence in rural...

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Kiribati : 2023 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; and Staff Report

2023

Due to supportive fiscal policies, the economy recovered strongly in 2021, with real GDP growing 7.9 percent. However, a domestic outbreak of COVID-19 and the subsequent lockdown restrictions imposed in the first half of 2022 along with a severe drought dampened economic activities. With the...

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Pacific forest sector outlook study 2023

Nair, C. T. S.; Matta, Rao; Kumar, Raushan; Lee, Stephanie - 2023

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Climate Change as a Key Contributor to Migrant Crisis : A Case Study of Developmental & Environmental Challenges to Kiribati People

Iqbal, Nabil; Ejaz, Syeda Mehar; Altmash, Mohd - 2022

Environmental Conservation discourse and concepts like ‘Climate Change’ and ‘Sustainable Development’ is not a new phenomenon; it is an intrinsic part of the third generation of human rights. Therefore, the right to a healthy environment is indeed a human rights issue and its denial is a...

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Unlocking access to climate finance for Pacific Island countries

Fouad, Manal; Novta, Natalija; Preston, Gemma; … - 2021

This departmental paper provides an in-depth overview of access to climate finance for Pacific Island Countries, evaluating successes and challenges faced by countries and proposes a way forward to unlock access to climate funds

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Food consumption in Kiribati : based on analysis of the 2019/20 Household Income and Expenditure Survey

Troubat, Nathalie; Sharp, Michael K. - 2021

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Women producers of Kiribati and their participation in inter-island and international trade

2020

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Preparing to graduate : issues, challenges and strategies for Kiribati's LDC graduation

Webb, James - 2019

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Kiribati : 2018 Article IV consultation : press release; staff report; and statement by the Executive Director for Kiribati

2019

Growth has been strong in recent years and some moderation is expected, with risks skewed to the downside. High fishing revenues improved the fiscal position, but generated pressure to increase spending. There has been progress on fiscal and structural reforms. Yet, public spending needs are...

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Migration and Labour Mobility from Kiribati

Voigt-Graf, Carmen - 2017

The aim of this Discussion Paper is to provide a summary of past and present migration flows in light of the environmental and developmental challenges faced by Kiribati. In Kiribati, “migration with dignity” is seen as a climate change adaptation strategy that has been promoted at the...

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Sustainable financing for climate and disaster resilience in Atoll Islands : evidence from Tuvalu and Kiribati

Taupo, Tauisi - 2017

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Kiribati : 2017 Article IV consultation : press release; and staff report

2017

This 2017 Article IV Consultation highlights that Kiribati's economic fundamentals have strengthened in recent years. Strong fishing revenue improved the fiscal position, strengthened the current account, and boosted business confidence. After registering a double-digit rate in 2015, real GDP...

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"White flour, white sugar, white rice, white salt" : barriers to achieving food and nutrition security in Kiribati

Cauchi, Jean Paul; Bambrick, Hilary; Correa-Velez, Ignacio - 2021

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Kiribati : 2016 Article IV consultation : press release; staff report; and statement by the Executive Director for Kiribati

2016

This 2016 Article IV Consultation highlights that Kiribati's recent economic performance has been strong. Growth is estimated to have reached 3.5 percent in 2015, supported by record-high fishing revenue, donor-financed infrastructure projects, and reconstruction in the aftermath of cyclone Pam....

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What Drives Interest Rate Spreads in Pacific Island Countries? : An Empirical Investigation

Jamaludin, Fazurin - 2015

Growth has been sluggish in Pacific island countries (PICs). High cost of credit is likely one of the reasons. While the small scale, geographic dispersion, and vulnerability to shocks increase the cost and risk of credit in this country group, there is considerable variability in interest rate...

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What Drives Interest Rate Spreads in Pacific Island Countries? An Empirical Investigation

Jamaludin, Fazurin - 2015

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Kiribati : 2015 Article IV consultation ; press release, and staff report

2015

KEY ISSUES Context. Donor-financed large infrastructure projects, increased public spending, and a pick-up in credit to households have boosted real GDP growth to close to 4 percent in 2014 and to about 3 percent in 2015. Inflation remains low, underpinned by lower food and commodity prices....

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Escaping a Rising Tide : Sea Level Rise and Migration in Kiribati

Wyett, Kelly - 2014

The inundation of an entire nation due to anthropogenic climate change has never been seen. And the low-lying Pacific nation of Kiribati is likely to be among the first victims of such a disaster. As such, this article examines a number of strategies for the relocation of Kiribati, and finds...

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Kiribati : 2014 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report; Press Release; and Statement by the Executive Director for Kiribati

2014

KEY ISSUES Kiribati’s key economic challenges are to reduce large structural fiscal imbalances and increase growth and employment opportunities, while facing obstacles posed by remoteness, lack of scale, vulnerabilities to external shocks and climate change. The significant fiscal...

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Sustainably Managing Natural Resources and the Need for Construction Materials in Pacific Island Countries : The Example of South Tarawa, Kiribati

Babinard, Julie; Bennett, Christopher R.; Hatziolos, … - 2014

The growing demand for construction materials in South Tarawa, a remote atoll in the South Pacific, provides an example of the environmental and social challenges associated with the use of non-renewable resources in the context of small island countries threatened by coastal erosion and climate...

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Kiribati : 2014 Article IV consultation ; staff report, press release, and statementy by the Executive Director for Kiribati

2014

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Building Urban Water Resilience in Small Island Countries : The Case of South Tarawa, Kiribati

2019

The water sector in South Tarawa, the capital city of Kiribati, is entering a time of deep transition. In a small island context risks can materialize faster than elsewhere and have disproportionate consequences. Strengthening water sector resilience is therefore critical to people's welfare and...

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A Groundwater Modelling Investigation of Greywater Disposal : South Tarawa, Kiribati

Jazayeri, Amir - 2019

This report focused on a numerical modelling assessment of the possible effects of greywater reuse on the freshwater lenses in South Tarawa, Kiribati. Conceptual models and 2D cross-sectional numerical models of selected transects of Betio, Bairiki and Bikenibeu Islands were developed based on...

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Kiribati : 2013 Article IV Consultation—Staff Report; Informational Annex, Debt Sustainability Analysis, Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Kiribati

2013

Kiribati is one of the poorest and most remote microstates in the Pacific. It is highly dependent on volatile fishing license fees, remittances, and donor assistance. The challenge is to implement fiscal and structural reforms to help ensure fiscal sustainability, promote private sector...

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Kiribati : 2013 Article IV consultation ; staff report, informational annex, debt sustainability analysis, public information notice on the Executive Board discussion, and Statement by the Executive Director for Kiribati

2013

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Kiribati Health Financing System Assessment : Spend Better

2018

This report identifies critical opportunities and constraints faced by the Kiribati health system as it makes progress towards Universal Health Coverage. Protecting the achievements that have been made over recent years, while continuing to improve a broader range of health outcomes, requires...

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Climate-induced migrations : legal challenges

Ferreira, Vera - 2018

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The Status of Early Childhood Health and Development in Kiribati : Results from a Population Wide Census

Brinkman, Sally - 2017

Kiribati is among the first few countries in the world to have undertaken a national census of children's early health and development. This report presents data collected for 7,194 children aged 3 to 5 years across 21 of the country's islands. Data were collected on children's health and...

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Regional Partnership Framework : For Kiribati, Republic of Nauru, Republic of The Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of Palau, Independent State of Samoa, Kingdom of Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu, FY17-FY21

2017

This Regional Partnership Framework (RPF) outlines the World Bank Group (WBG) strategic program for nine Pacific island countries (PIC9): Kiribati, the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Republic of Nauru, Republic of Palau, Independent State of Samoa,...

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Kiribati : 2011 Article IV Consultation-Staff Report, Informational Annexes, Debt Sustainability Analysis, Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion, and Statement by the Executive Director for Kiribati

2011

The staff report highlights that the economy of Kiribati showed resilience from the global crisis owing to infrastructure projects financed by foreign assistance. Executive Directors stressed the importance of preserving real per capita value of the Revenue Equalization Reserve Fund to ensure...

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Kiribati : 2011 Article IV consultation ; staff report, informational annexes, debt sustainability analysis, public information notice on the Executive Board discussion, and statement by the Executive Director for Kiribati

2011

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Kiribati : Statistical Appendix

2011

This report presents data provided by the authorities during 2005–09, which include Kiribati's contributions to GDP growth and gross national product. It provides a summary of central government's operations, revenue 2005–09, central government expenditure (functional and economic...

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Kiribati - statistical appendix

1997

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Kiribati : Statistical Appendix

1997

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Kiribati : statistical appendix

Tumbarello, Patrizia; Yi Xiong - 2011

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Australia's Pacific Seasonal Worker Pilot Scheme (PSWPS) : development impacts in the first two years

Gibson, John; McKenzie, David J. - 2011

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Estimating fiscal multipliers using a simplified general equilibrium model of small States, with application to Kiribati and Palau

Dodzin, Sergei; Bai, Xuefei - 2016

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Kiribati : selected issues and statistical appendix

Khatri, Yougesh J. G.; Tokuoka, Kiichi; Steinberg, Chad - 2009

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Kiribati : 2009 Article IV consultation ; staff report, public information notice on the Executive Board discussion and statement by the Executive Director for Kiribati

2009

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Kiribati : 2009 Article IV Consultation: Staff Report; Public Information Notice on the Executive Board Discussion; and Statement by the Executive Director for Kiribati

2009

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Kiribati : Selected Issues and Statistical Appendix

2009

This Selected Issues paper focuses on recent developments with Kiribati’s Revenue Equalization Reserve Fund (RERF). The paper also examines fiscal aspects of climate change, and considers options for improving fishing license fees, which remain an important source of revenue. It also analyzes...

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What drives interest rate spreads in Pacific Island countries? : an empirical investigation

Jamaludin, Fazurin; Kljuev, Vladimir Vladimirovič; … - 2015

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Republic of Kiribati Early Childhood Development : SABER and NSA-ECD Country Report 2014

2014

This report presents an analysis of the Early Childhood Development (ECD) subsector, including programs and policies that affect young children in the Republic of Kiribati. This was a collaborative effort between UNICEF and the World Bank Group; it combines the World Bank Group's Systems...

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Managing Revenue Volatility in a Small Island Economy : The Case of Kiribati

Purfield, Catriona - 2005

The formulation of fiscal policy in Kiribati faces unusual challenges. Kiribati''s revenue base is among the most volatile in the world, and it possesses sizeable financial assets. Drawing on lessons from some other countries who experience high volatility in their revenues, this paper proposes...

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Managing revenue volatility in a small island economy : the case of Kiribati

Purfield, Catriona - 2005

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Donor funding and climate change : tourism adaptation in Kiribati and Tuvalu

Huebner, Anna; Milne, Simon - 2012

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The effects of exports, aid and remittances on output : the case of Kiribati

Bhaskara Rao, Buddhavarapu; Takirua, Toani B. - 2010

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