The Australia Pacific Islands Business Council is hosting a webinar next Thursday 9 September, at 11am (AEST), to provide an update of infrastructure projects in the...
Pacific Infrastructure Briefing Webinar, 9 Sept 2021
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COCONUT WIRELESS – Mr Caleb Jarvis, Pacific Trade Invest
In this edition of APIBC’s Coconut Wireless, Caleb Jarvis, Trade and Investment Commissioner of Pacific Trade Invest’s Sydney Office and one of Australia’s most...
COCONUT WIRELESS – Mr Thomas Jacobs, IFC
In the first edition of APIBC's Coconut Wireless, Tom Jacobs, Country Manager, International Finance Corporation, usually based in Sydney, talks about IFC supporting...
Profiling Women On Boards In The Pacific
Our member, Pacific Legal Network, recently interviewed two women on boards in the Pacific. Linked here are their stories. Profiling Women on Boards in the Pacific: Liz...
APIBC Meeting with Pacific Minister
Senior Executive members of the Australia Pacific Islands Business Council were pleased to meet on two recent occasions with the Minister for International Development...
Pacific nations recovery needs regional solutions
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...
Building and Construction Contractors Wanted – 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...
Pacer PLUS: Why It Matters Now
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...
Pacific Islands Forum 2020 Biennial Pacific Sustainable Development Report
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...
PACER Plus Enters Into Force On 13 December 2020
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...
Cook Islands Opens Seabed Minerals Exploration
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 minerals exploration in the Cook Islands.
Austal Australia Delivers 8th Guardian Class Patrol Boat
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 ceremony at Austal Australia’s Henderson shipyard in Western Australia on Friday 30 October.