by DevNadkarni | Apr 12, 2024 | Blog, News, Pacific
Pacific Island Countries grapple with mounting obstacles in Correspondent Banking Relationships (CBR), as highlighted in the recent high-level event convened in Sydney. Policymakers, regulators, and industry stakeholders congregated to confront the complex issues...
by DevNadkarni | Mar 15, 2024 | Blog, Cook Islands, News, Pacific, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu
A delegation comprising seventeen members of the Australia Pacific Business Council, the Australia Fiji Business Council and the Australia Papua New Guinea Business Councils’ Senior Executive and other executive committee members embarked on a significant visit to...
by DevNadkarni | Mar 15, 2024 | Blog, News, Pacific
The Australia Pacific Islands Business Council (APIBC) organised a roundtable discussion while welcoming Australia’s new Ambassador to the Federated States of Micronesia, Ms Jenny Grant-Curnow. Hosted at the offices of leading global firm Dentons’ Brisbane offices on...
by DevNadkarni | Mar 15, 2024 | Blog, News, Pacific
The nickel industry, a cornerstone of New Caledonia’s economy, is undergoing significant upheaval as a pro-independence faction within the territory’s Congress advocates for the formation of an OPEC-like organisation for nickel-producing countries, dubbed...
by DevNadkarni | Mar 15, 2024 | Blog, News, Pacific
The Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) has initiated the release of grant funds aimed at upgrading two crucial boat harbours in the Nui and Niutao outer islands of Tuvalu. With an initial disbursement of USD 7 million, part of the...
by DevNadkarni | Mar 15, 2024 | Blog, Cook Islands, News, Pacific, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu
In a move to bolster digital connectivity in the central Pacific, Google has partnered with Amalgamated Telecom Holdings (ATH), APTelecom, and Telstra to construct two new subsea cables linking Guam, Fiji, and French Polynesia. Named Bulikula and Halaihai, these...
by DevNadkarni | Mar 15, 2024 | Blog, Events, Pacific, Vanuatu
The Pacific Legal Network (PLN) has marked another milestone in its expansion efforts with the welcoming of La’au Lawyers from Vanuatu into its fold. This move underscores the network’s commitment to broadening its reach across the Pacific Island region, now...
by DevNadkarni | Mar 11, 2024 | Blog, News, Pacific, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu
The World Bank’s latest Pacific Economic Update underscores the imperative for investment in education to sustain economic momentum amidst projected deceleration in growth across Pacific island countries. According to the report, growth in the region slowed to an...
by DevNadkarni | Feb 19, 2024 | Blog, News, Pacific
Members of the Australia Pacific Islands Business Council and the Australia Fiji Business Council joined the Trade & Investment Queensland’s trade mission to Samoa and Fiji. The Business Councils’ Executive Director Frank Yourn shared insights from the mission...
by DevNadkarni | Feb 19, 2024 | Blog, News, Pacific
Kishti Sen, Australia and Pacific Economist at ANZ Bank, was invited to speak at 2024’s first executive meetings of the Australia Pacific Island Business Council and the Australia Fiji Business Council in Sydney on 15 February. Dr Sen provided a comprehensive...
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