by DevNadkarni | Jul 10, 2025 | Uncategorized
Preparations are in full swing for the Pacific Infrastructure Conference 2025, to be held from 18 to 20 August at the Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre. With just over a month to go, excitement is building across the region for what promises to be one of the...
by DevNadkarni | Jul 10, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Nauru
Nauru is making steady progress toward economic revitalisation in 2025, with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) projecting a 2.5 per cent GDP growth for both 2025 and 2026, as outlined in the April 2025 edition of the Asian Development Outlook. After years of economic...
by DevNadkarni | Jul 10, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Kiribati
Kiribati’s economy is beginning to show signs of recovery in 2025, as the Pacific Island nation leverages infrastructure investment, tourism revival, and a renewed focus on governance reforms to stabilise its economic outlook. Following several years of sluggish...
by DevNadkarni | Jul 10, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Samoa
As Samoa heads toward its general election scheduled for 29 August 2025, labour mobility has emerged as a key plank in both government policy and the national development conversation. With the economy facing structural challenges, the government and opposition alike...
by DevNadkarni | Jul 10, 2025 | 2025, Blog
Niue, one of the world’s smallest self-governing nations, is projecting economic growth of 3.4 per cent in 2025, driven by an uptick in public infrastructure investments and a rebound in tourism following years of pandemic-induced disruption. This growth, while modest...
by DevNadkarni | Jul 10, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Marshall Islands
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), a small island nation in the central Pacific, has received a vital boost to its financial resilience through a new World Bank initiative designed to keep Pacific countries connected to the international banking system. The...
by DevNadkarni | Jul 10, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Tonga
Tonga is making tangible progress toward its renewable energy targets with the rollout of solar-powered mini-grid systems across its outer islands, in a bold move to reduce its dependence on expensive diesel imports and improve electricity access for remote...
by DevNadkarni | Jun 5, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Cook Islands, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Pacific, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu
Registrations are now open for the Pacific Infrastructure Conference 2025, the region’s premier platform for collaboration on sustainable infrastructure development across the Pacific Islands. The conference will bring together government leaders, private sector...
by DevNadkarni | Jun 5, 2025 | 2025, Pacific
Austrade’s Pacific Infrastructure Roadshow held in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane in early June showcased a vibrant pipeline of infrastructure projects across the Pacific Islands region, revealing nearly US$2 billion in upcoming tenders and reinforcing calls for early...
by DevNadkarni | Jun 4, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Pacific
The Pacific Islands Telecommunications Association (PITA) convened its 29th Annual General Meeting (AGM), Business Forum, and Expo from April 28 to May 2, 2025, in Honiara, Solomon Islands. Hosted by Solomon Telekom (Our Telekom), the event brought together over 280...
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