The Pacific Forum blog features articles that directly relate to pertinent issues faced by the Pacific Islands. The blog offers an excellent opportunity for colleagues to develop independent thinking, analysis, insight and depth relating to Pacific-centric financial-economic challenges. It also signals an intention of policymakers to deliberate on and engage with the public on matters of national concern. Ultimately, we aim to expand our reach and contribute to public discourse by publishing articles that resonate beyond our region.
Literature has established that finance matters for a country’s economic growth; does it matter for health as well? Studies investigating this question are emerging—this study… Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has hit the globe very hard, especially given the economies were still recovering from the recent shocks of Global Financial Crisis (GFC)… Read More
CYNTHIA MOLI, GLORIA SIRI, SAMSUL ALAM AND PARMENDRA SHARMA | This joint Reserve Bank of Vanuatu-Griffith University working paper is part of an ongoing extensive research capacity building program led by Griffith University for the South Pacific central banks. The views and opinions expressed in this study are those of the authors and do not reflect those of the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu or its Board. Read More
How will Pacific Island and Territories respond to the global pandemic, Covid19. Read More
MATIA TUISAWAU, AKATA TAITO, MITELI CAMA, JAK KAKHKHAROV, LAN NGUYEN AND PARMENDRA SHARMA | Matia Tuisawau and Ms Akata Taito (Reserve Bank of… Read More
SOLOMON KASINGU, GAIL SABOK, DIANA TUAM, JECONIAH HAMUA, JEN-JE SU AND PARMENDRA SHARMA | It is widely accepted that finance is sine… Read More
MESON TUMSOK, JEN-JE SU, TARLOK SINGH AND PARMENDRA SHARMA | Since the breakdown of the Bretton Woods system of fixed… Read More
Despite the abundance of studies, the subject of financial integration continues to captivate the interest of scholars and policy-makers alike. If adequately facilitated, directed and… Read More
Policy makers and researchers have long been interested in the cost, productive, allocative, operational and other efficiencies of industries. For a number of reasons—including the… Read More
A large and escalating body of theoretical and empirical literature concludes that finance matters for economic growth and poverty reduction. When operating effectively, finance works… Read More
