Samoa
In Samoa, PSDI is supporting reform initiatives that make the country an increasingly enabling place to do business and an attractive place to invest.
PSDI is working with the Government of Samoa to:
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Increase access to finance through secured transaction reform and the procurement, design, and implementation of an accompanying online registry;
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Support the commercial strengthening of the government-owned Development Bank of Samoa;
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Simplify business laws and registration processes, including providing support for an update of Samoa’s Companies Act Regulations, and assisting with the procurement and installation of an electronic registry;
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Develop a national credit registry and supporting legislation;
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Strengthen state-owned enterprise policy, performance, governance, and transparency;
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Develop and implement a renewable energy investment plan, including support for an independent power purchase agreement;
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Support women's equal access to retirement funds; and
- Support improved mainstreaming of women's economic empowerment in the tourism sector.
For detailed information on PSDI activities in Samoa, download the 2025 PSDI Country Overview here.
Samoa at a glance
Faster business registrations
National credit information register bill
Private sector assessment
Secured transaction reform
Women’s Business Leadership
Latest News
In Samoa, more than 30 representatives of Samoan government ministries, state-owned enterprises, private-sector companies, and nongovernment organizations convened on July 7 2022 to launch Leadership Matters, and discuss ways to support women in business leadership. Watch the video.
PSDI experts have worked alongside Samoa’s Ministry of Public Enterprises to deliver a new framework for public-private partnerships, and the efficient provision of public services.
Samoa’s prioritization of SOE reform over the past 8 years has provided a platform for more efficient service delivery, according to a new ADB PSDI report.
More than 30 government, business, and civil society representatives in Samoa have gathered to discuss the findings of PSDI's Leadership Matters study on women in Pacific business leadership.
Lending institutions in Samoa will be able to provide credit to more businesses following the launch of an online registry that makes it easier to accept movable property — such as machinery, accounts receivable, or inventory — as collateral.
APIA, SAMOA (27 February 2017) — Lending institutions in Samoa will be able to provide credit to more businesses following the launch of an online registry that makes it easier to accept movable property — such as machinery, accounts receivable, or inventory — as collateral.
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