Visa is deepening its presence in the Pacific with the launch of a new regional office in Suva, Fiji, in an investment poised to reshape digital payments and unlock new opportunities for businesses across the Pacific Islands. The new Fiji hub will strengthen Visa’s ability to support banks, financial service providers, merchants, SMEs, governments and ...

The Solomon Islands’ recent participation at the 8th China International Import Expo (CIIE) 2025, held in Shanghai from 5–10 November, highlights the country’s export potential in the Chinese market. The expo provides a platform for countries to showcase export products, deepen economic cooperation, and strengthen global market connections. Led by t...

The Port Moresby Chamber of Commerce and Industry (POMCCI) hosted a special Business Breakfast on 29 October, welcoming a high-level trade delegation from New Caledonia. The event, held at the Royal Papua Yacht Club, brought together government leaders, diplomats, and business representatives from both nations to explore new opportunities in mining, indus...

Vanuatu has laid a strong policy foundation for an inclusive private sector that can harness the full potential of women and people with disabilities in driving economic growth, with the focus now on ensuring its effective implementation, according to a new assessment launched yesterday by the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Pacific Private Sector Developm...

Prime Minister Honourable Sitiveni Rabuka officially opened the multi-million-dollar Fijian Holdings Limited (FHL) Tower, an investment that showcases resilience, vision, and progress for Fiji and the iTaukei community. The 18-storey tower, located in the heart of Suva, is Fiji’s first green-certified building, designed with 11 environmentally sustaina...

The Water Authority of Fiji (WAF) marked a transformative year in 2023/2024, extending the reach, reliability, and resilience of the nation’s water services under the leadership of the Coalition Government. In a ministerial statement to Parliament, Minister for Public Works, Meteorological Services and Transport Hon. Ro Filipe Tuisawau said the financi...

President Ishmael Toroama has laid out a comprehensive vision for Bougainville’s new parliamentary term, centred on three key pillars — political independence, economic independence, and good governance. Delivering his inaugural address at the second sitting of the Fifth Bougainville House of Representatives, President Toroama said, “Let me now focus o...

Tuvalu has entered a new digital age with the successful connection of the Vaka Cable, the nation’s first international subsea cable system, which promises to deliver faster, more reliable and more affordable internet to its people. The historic launch was celebrated in Funafuti alongside the Government of Tuvalu, Tuvalu Telecommunications Corporation ...

A Fijian delegation, including representatives from the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Ministry of Trade, Co-operatives, MSMEs and Communications, and the Fiji Investment Corporation Limited, visited Malaysia in August to learn from the country’s experience with equity crowdfunding (ECF) and peer-to-peer lending (P2PL). The study tour was organised by the Pacif...

Fiji and Turkey have reaffirmed their long-standing bilateral partnership with renewed discussions on waste management and sustainable environmental development. Minister for Housing and Local Government Maciu Nalumisa met with a high-level delegation from the Turkish Ministry of Environment, Urbanisation and Climate Change, led by Deputy Director-Gene...

The Solomon Islands National Statistics Office (SINSO) has announced the successful completion of the 2024 National Economic Establishment Census (NEEC), covering all principal business locations across the nine provinces and the capital, Honiara. Supported technically and financially by the World Bank under the Capacity Building for Statistics and Aud...

Tuvalu has launched its first-ever Oceans Policy consultations, officially beginning the process to protect and sustainably manage the nation’s marine resources. In his opening remarks, Secretary in the Office of the Prime Minister Fakasoa Tealei emphasised the deep cultural and economic importance of the ocean to Tuvalu’s way of life. “Our ocean is...

The Solomon Islands delegation has celebrated its National Day at the World Expo 2025 in Osaka–Kansai, Japan, with heartfelt tributes to Japan, moving cultural performances, and a strong message on ocean conservation. Leading the celebrations, Minister of Foreign Affairs and External Trade Peter Shanel Agovaka praised Japan for successfully hosting the...

Adaptation to the devastating impacts of climate change for Pacific communities is not a choice but a matter of survival, a Solomon Islands climate negotiator has stressed. As Pacific climate negotiators convened in Samoa, Melissa Horokou of the Solomon Islands Ministry of Climate Change said adaptation remains a top priority for her country and for al...

The Marape-Rosso Government has begun the mid-term review of Papua New Guinea’s National Trade Policy (NTP) 2017–2032, aimed at strengthening the country’s trade strategy in response to evolving global and domestic conditions. The review, spearheaded by the National Trade Office (NTO) with support from the European Union Delegation to PNG, was announce...

In a move that strengthens regional cooperation and environmental protection in the Pacific, Tuvalu has formally submitted its Instrument of Ratification for the Noumea Convention end of September. This enters into force on the thirtieth day from the date of deposit. The Noumea Convention, formally known as the Convention for the Protection of Natural ...