by L1ll1an03 | Feb 4, 2021 | News, Pacific
ANZ Banking Group writes here that a step up in engagement by the Australian and New Zealand governments, combined with regional and international economic support over the past year, has cushioned the initial blow of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moving forward, labour...
by L1ll1an03 | Dec 18, 2020 | News, Vanuatu
Council member Reeves International has been awarded the contract to deliver major infrastructure upgrades at the Cook and Tiroas Barracks in both Port Vila and Luganville in 2021. Reeves is looking for local contractors to work on the project with an expected start...
by L1ll1an03 | Dec 18, 2020 | News, Pacific
The Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations Plus – or PACER Plus – entered into force on 13 December, marking the start of a new journey in which parties will determine and co-deliver their own priorities for increasing trade across the Pacific. In this ANU...
by L1ll1an03 | Dec 14, 2020 | News, Pacific
On 9 December 2020 the Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum, Dame Meg Taylor, launched the 2020 Biennial Pacific Sustainable Development Report. The theme of this report is “Ensuring Pacific People’s well-being through the Blue Pacific identity, the...
by L1ll1an03 | Dec 11, 2020 | News, Pacific
PACER Plus (Pacific Agreement on Closer Economic Relations -Plus) enters into force on 13 December 2020. PACER Plus is a regional development-centred trade agreement designed to support Pacific island countries become more active partners in, and benefit from,...
by ringit_designer | Nov 15, 2020 | Cook Islands
Companies interested in conducting seabed minerals exploration work in Cook Islands have until December to put in their Expressions of Interest. This was announced by Prime Minister Mark Brown when he officially launched the exploration licensing phase of seabed...
by ringit_designer | Nov 15, 2020 | Tonga
On 2 November 2020 Austal Limited announced it has delivered the eighth Guardian-class Patrol Boat (GCPB) to the Australian Department of Defence. The vessel, VOEA Ngahau Siliva, was gifted by the Australian Government to the Kingdom of Tonga during a handover...
by ringit_designer | Nov 15, 2020 | Pacific
The Australian Infrastructure Financing Facility for the Pacific (AIFFP) has built a project pipeline of about AUD300m for the current fiscal year, which ends on 30 June 2021. If these projects get the green light, then Australia will become the second largest...
by ringit_designer | Nov 15, 2020 | Pacific
Pacific Trade Invest’s most recent survey reports in its October Pulse that as the impact of COVID-19 continues to fuel an economic crisis across the Pacific region, our seventh PTI Pacific Business Monitor Report reveals that the extent and severity of negative...
by ringit_designer | Jan 24, 2020 | News
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN. Austrade and the Australia Pacific Business Councils in collaboration with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade’s Office of the Pacific are hosting a half day seminar to explore the opportunities for Australian, Pacific and New Zealand...
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