Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 11 November
New President in Palau Palau has a new leader. The new President is Surangel Whipps. His opponent in the run-off, Ray Oilouch conceded late… Read More
Topic-Economies and development
Southeast Asia Snapshot #5
South East Asia Snapshot with Dr Lucy West - Indonesia and Japan to strengthen security ties. Vietnam and Japan confirm defence deal. Thai authorities censor protests. Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 21 October
New security centre to be located in Vanuatu The government of Australia has announced that its Fusion Centre will be homed in Vanuatu. The Centre… Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 7 October
New Caledonia referendum on independence The people of New Caledonia have voted in a referendum on whether they should become independent from France. It was… Read More
Budget 2020: we need a strict supply side focus to fix this government induced recession
This recession is not remotely related to any previous recession Australia has experienced says Tony Makin. Read More
Battling COVID-19 amid dwindling government finances: An update from the Solomon Islands
JACK BOE | In April this year, scores of public servants, those considered nonessential, were briefly put out of work. Although they have… Read More
Why Asian nations should no longer play the World Bank’s Doing Business ranking game
YAN ISLAM | The Doing Business Report (henceforth DBR) is a celebrated flagship publication of the World Bank. DBR grew out of a… Read More
COVID-19 and Asia’s resilience: A workhorse of the global economy
Rapid and focused recovery from recurrent economic crises have proven the resilience of East Asian economies. Historically, the trade-oriented growth strategies adopted by Asian economies… Read More
Keeping SMEs afloat during COVID-19: How are the PICs responding?
As a vulnerable group, SMEs are particularly at risk of failure from the prolonged consequences of COVID-19. Dr Lan Nguyen looks at Pacific Island Countries. Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 16 September
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Papua New Guinea seeks further loans for economic bailout Papua New Guinea has passed a supplementary budget. The Treasurer,… Read More
