by DevNadkarni | Oct 3, 2025 | 2025, Blog, News, Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands National Provident Fund (NPF) has reported solid investment returns for the 2024/25 financial year, reinforcing confidence in the country’s largest retirement savings institution. The Fund announced a positive crediting rate for members,...
by DevNadkarni | Oct 3, 2025 | 2025, Blog, News, Pacific, Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands is pressing ahead with the introduction of a new online visa system, in what officials say will be a major step forward in improving the business and tourism environment. The Ministry of Commerce and Immigration confirmed in September that the...
by DevNadkarni | Oct 3, 2025 | 2025, Pacific
The Australia Pacific Islands Business Council congratulates member company Marine Structures on the successful completion of the marine infrastructure works for Port Denarau Marina’s six million dollar mega yacht berth expansion. The project has created Fiji’s first...
by DevNadkarni | Oct 3, 2025 | 2025, Blog, News
New Caledonia’s economy contracted by 13.5 per cent in 2024, according to official figures released at the end of September, underscoring the severity of its ongoing financial crisis. The latest data revealed a sharp drop in GDP, with tourism and employment...
by DevNadkarni | Oct 3, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Vanuatu
Vanuatu’s economy is seeing fresh signs of entrepreneurial energy, with post-pandemic startups beginning to drive new growth in agriculture, renewable energy, and services. A feature in Vanuatu Business Review profiled how small but dynamic enterprises are emerging...
by DevNadkarni | Oct 3, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Vanuatu
A high-level Japanese business delegation visited Port Vila in September, signalling growing interest in expanding trade and investment links with Vanuatu. Branded the “Japan-Vanuatu Economic and Environmental Mission,” the visit brought representatives from 14...
by DevNadkarni | Sep 5, 2025 | 2025, Blog, News, Pacific
We are proud to report that the Pacific Infrastructure Conference 2025 set a new benchmark for Pacific business engagement. Over three high-energy days in Brisbane, our flagship event brought together 650+ delegates, 80 speakers and more than 40 exhibitors from 20...
by DevNadkarni | Sep 5, 2025 | 2025, Blog, News, Pacific
Politicians from across the region used the Australia Pacific Islands Business Council-led Pacific Infrastructure Conference in Brisbane to signal an investment agenda built on local content, climate resilience and better connectivity. Their messages to contractors,...
by DevNadkarni | Sep 5, 2025 | 2025, Blog, Palau
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr used the Pacific Infrastructure Conference in Brisbane to court public and private capital for more than US$1 billion in projects over the next five years. He told delegates that fiscal space is tight after pandemic borrowing, so...
by DevNadkarni | Sep 5, 2025 | 2025, Cook Islands, Pacific, Tonga
A flurry of announcements in August 2025 has reshaped the Pacific’s deep-sea mining landscape, with governments and partners signalling different pathways from exploration to possible extraction. In the Cook Islands, officials said they are considering extending...
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