Tonga closed out 2025 with a mix of steady domestic progress and emerging external pressures. Developments across fuel supply, banking, agribusiness and export...
Tonga round-up: Economic enablers at home; barriers abroad
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Tonga completes major port upgrade with strong Australian, ADB support
Tonga has marked a major step forward in its national transport network with the opening of the upgraded Nuku’alofa International Port. His Majesty King Tupou VI...
Pacific deep-sea mining moves into sharper focus
A flurry of announcements in August 2025 has reshaped the Pacific’s deep-sea mining landscape, with governments and partners signalling different pathways from...
Solar mini-grids power up remote Tongan islands
Tonga is making tangible progress toward its renewable energy targets with the rollout of solar-powered mini-grid systems across its outer islands, in a bold move to...
Registrations open for Pacific Infrastructure Conference 2025
Registrations are now open for the Pacific Infrastructure Conference 2025, the region’s premier platform for collaboration on sustainable infrastructure development...
Pacific Trade Invest network achieves record Pacific export deals in 2024
The Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) Network has announced impressive achievements for 2024, facilitating over AUD$121 million in export deals and AUD$11.3 million in...
New renewable energy deals for Solomon Is; Tonga
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has entered into landmark agreements with the governments of Solomon Islands and Tonga to advance renewable energy projects in both...
Starlink approved to enhance Tonga’s internet access
Tonga has taken a major step toward bridging the digital divide with the approval of Starlink’s high-speed internet services. The Ministry of Meteorology, Energy,...
Tonga, Vanuatu, and PNG see major aviation revivals
The Pacific's aviation sector is witnessing important developments, with key airlines in Tonga, Vanuatu, and Papua New Guinea taking strides towards stabilising and...
PTI Australia announces support to region’s first green hydrogen plant
In a step towards sustainable energy development in the Pacific, Pacific Trade Invest Australia has announced its support to Hydrogen Power Fiji, a subsidiary of HDF...
Tonga, Samoa struggle with hosting upcoming major events
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...
Business Councils’ Executive engages with Australian Government in Canberra
A delegation comprising seventeen members of the Australia Pacific Business Council, the Australia Fiji Business Council and the Australia Papua New Guinea Business...