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By Tess Newton Cain, Matthew Dornan (Devpolicy) Last week the 48th Pacific Islands Forum Leaders meeting was held in Apia, Samoa. The meeting’s theme, the ‘Blue...

Introduction After months of negotiations ten countries have finally signed the PACER Plus agreement, creating a new era of economic cooperation in the South Pacific....

What is ISDS (investor-state dispute settlement)? Key Points ISDS is a mechanism that permits investors to bring international arbitration claims against governments...

Key Points The Vanuatu government is looking at ways to introduce income tax to the island nation. It is unclear how an income tax regime will be formulated, however,...