by DevNadkarni | Apr 15, 2024 | Blog, News, Pacific, Samoa, Tonga
As Tonga and Samoa gear up to host two major inter-governmental events this year, the Pacific Islands Forum in late August and the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) in October, both countries are grappling with a shortage of accommodation for attending...
by DevNadkarni | Apr 14, 2024 | Blog, News, Pacific, Vanuatu
The Vanuatu Private Sector Economic update for 2023 highlights several positive trends in Vanuatu’s economy despite the challenges posed by the pandemic. Most businesses successfully weathered the crisis, limiting permanent closures and unemployment. Since the...
by DevNadkarni | Apr 14, 2024 | Blog, News, Pacific, Samoa
A recent report from the Samoa Observer, as cited by Islands Business Online, sheds light on the Samoa Office of the Telecommunication Regulator’s (OOTR) decision to temporarily halt the importation of Space X’s Starlink kits. Regulator Lematua Gisa Fuatai Purcell...
by DevNadkarni | Apr 12, 2024 | Blog, News, Pacific
Tranquil Palau faced an unprecedented challenge recently when its financial management system fell victim to a cyberattack. The Ministry of Finance was compelled to revert to manual payroll processing as a result, marking the first major cyberattack and ransomware...
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...
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