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FFA receives US$6m from US under Economic Assistance Agreement
Solomon Star
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August 18, 2025
HONIARA: The Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) on Friday received the US$60 million payment for 2024, under the Economic Assistance Agreement (EAA) associated with the Treaty on Fisheries with the Government of the United States of...
BEHIND THE NEWS | Unlocking Fiji’s economic through women in energy
The Fiji Times
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August 16, 2025
Fiji stands to boost its GDP per capita by a staggering 30 per cent by closing the gender gap in employment, according to the World Bank latest Pacific Economic Update. But entrenched barriers, from childcare shortages to workplace discrimination...
Fisheries forum receives K248mil under assistance agreement
The National
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THE Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency (FFA) has received the US$60 million (about K248.7 million) payment for 2024 under the Economic Assistance Agreement (EAA) – associated with the Treaty on Fisheries with the United States of America. FFA...
Showcasing the ‘Hidden Treasures of the South Pacific’ to Australian travel trade
Pacific Tourism Organisation
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August 14, 2025
PTI Australia is supporting some of the Pacific’s most remote nations to strengthen their presence within the Australian travel trade through participation in the 2025 Treasures of the South Pacific (ToSP) Roadshow. By equipping travel agents with...
Biomanufacturing: Scale-up vs Scale-out Economics
BioPharma Dive
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Leave no-one behind: Social protection reducing poverty in Kiribati
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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August 10, 2025
“Overcoming poverty is not a gesture of charity. It is an act of justice. It is the protection of a fundamental human right, the right to dignity and a decent life.” Nelson Mandela’s powerful words resonate deeply and underscore the significance...
Pacific trade data goes near-instant: SPC and partners launch PACComtrade
Pacific Community (SPC)
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Bringing a decade-long vision to life, PACComtrade—the Pacific Commodity Trade Database—has launched on the Pacific Data Hub, unlocking near-real-time access to structured, open and licensed trade data from participating countries, sourced...
Sri Lanka’s Seylan Bank net up 20-pct in June
EconomyNext
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July 30, 2025
ECONOMYNEXT – A tsunami warning has been issued for Russia, Pacific Islands and South American costs after an 8.7 magnitude earquake off the East Coast of Russia. Waves as high as 3 meters could hit some coasts, the warning from the Pacific...
Palau, FSM, RMI, Kiribati, and Nauru to form MPS Secretariat
Pacific News Service
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Nauru is looking to host a Micronesia Presidents’ Summit Secretariat with leaders of Nauru, Palau, Federated States of Micronesia (FSM), Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), and Kiribati putting in motion efforts to formalise the legal status...
Chinese seawater desalination project in Kiribati eases water shortages
China Daily Global
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In a groundbreaking development, a Jiangsu seawater desalination company has successfully inaugurated a transformative 250-ton seawater desalination project in Kiribati, liberating over 2,000 locals from the enduring burden of water scarcity....
Australia opens second Pacific Engagement Visa ballot, adds Samoa and Kiribati
Pacific News Service
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From Monday, Pacific island and Timor-Leste nationals will be able to register for Australia’s second annual Pacific Engagement Visa stream (PEV) ballot. The PEV provides opportunities for up to 3,000 Pacific island and Timorese nationals to live,...
Friends to all: Kiribati’s security partnership requires patience
The Strategist
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July 24, 2025
Concern around Kiribati’s security partnership with China has been growing since its switch in diplomatic recognition from Taiwan back to the People’s Republic of China in 2019. President Taneti Maamau’s lack of public consultation on security,...
World Bank pledges stronger Pacific support on trade, jobs, and climate resilience
Talanoa 'O Tonga
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July 22, 2025
The World Bank is backing Pacific-led development with commitments to job creation, trade reform, and climate resilience, Managing Director of Operations Anna Bjerde told the Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) in Suva Tuesday....
ADB encourage Pakistan’s economic growth, deflation in fiscal year 2024-25
Associated Press of Pakistan
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July 23, 2025
- Advertisement - ISLAMABAD, Jul 23 (APP):The Asian Development Bank has encouraged Pakistan’s economic growth in fiscal year 2024-25, with food and non-food prices declining and inflation under control in the first eleven months of the last...
World Bank pledges stronger Pacific support on trade, jobs, and climate…
Pacific News Service
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The World Bank is backing Pacific-led development with commitments to job creation, trade reform, and climate resilience, Managing Director of Operations Anna Bjerde told the Pacific Islands Forum Economic Ministers Meeting (FEMM) in Suva Tuesday....
Fiji Airways Unveils New Pacific Rim Menu and On-Demand Dining for Business Class Travellers
The Laotian Times
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July 21, 2025
Airline raises the bar on inflight experience with premium locally inspired dishes and a refreshed economy cabin service NADI, Fiji, July 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Fiji Airways is introducing a series of new onboard experiences beginning with a...
Project targets poverty
Islands Business
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August 17, 2025
FOR too long the Pacific has watched others create stories about the region’s people. The tide has started to turn as an upcoming filmmaker launches his film, Bati, approaching Pacific issues through a Pasifika lens. Born in Tuvalu, raised and...
Henry Puna wants another crack at Pacific Islands Forum top job
Pacific News Service
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The current Secretary General of the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF) wants another term in the job. “I thought being Prime Minister of the Cook Islands for 10 years was the ultimate. But this is more demanding, and in many ways, more pleasurable and...
Friends to all: What a friend wants, what a Pacific island country needs
The Strategist
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August 18, 2025
Patrol boats, infrastructure, training and other security supports given to Pacific island countries aren’t entirely gifts. The givers are hoping for something in return, even if they don’t say so. Many partners seek to provide support and...
‘Capricious’: A loss of confidence and the Navy way of explaining
WorldNetDaily
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August 16, 2025
The USNS John Ericsson and the USS Ronald Reagan sail in formation with the Japanese destroyer JS Ikazuchi during a replenishment in the Philippine Sea, Aug. 16, 2020. (U.S. Navy photo by Petty Officer 3rd Class Jason Tarleton) It is difficult to...