PNG’s peril is Beijing’s chance
Papua New Guinea was the only Pacific country to back China’s harsh security legislation for Hong Kong. Rowan Callick suggests PNG's declining economy may be pushing them closer to Beijing. Read More
Region | Papua New Guinea and the Pacific
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Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 15 July
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Update on COVID-19 in the region Although infection rates remain very low, and a number of countries continue to… Read More
COVID-19 has disrupted data collection as well…
ANGELINE ROHOIA | Prior to COVID-19, gathering and compiling economic data was burdensome in the Solomon Islands. Coupled with the lack of political commitment to adequately resource national institutions responsible for collection and dissemination of economic data, the outbreak of COVID-19 and the scale down of the government’s workforce to skeleton staff and social distancing has further hampered the flow of economic data between data providers and data users. Read More
Imagining a new post-COVID-19 international economic order for the Pacific islands
A new international economic order must be embraced for the Pacific islands which places our peoples and cultural heritage at the core of this new development paradigm. Dr Transform Aqorau shares his insights. Read More
Coronavirus in the Pacific: weekly briefing
Tess Newton Cain and Dan McGarry share their weekly update on Covid-19 in the Pacific. Read More
Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji: Revised growth predictions 2019-2020
Statement by the Chairman of the Macroeconomic Committee and Governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Mr Ariff Ali. Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 8 July
Strong responses to gender-based violence in PNG The outcry in PNG and beyond that arose from recent high-profile cases of gender-based violence has continued. For… Read More
Tough choices dealing with COVID-19 in the Pacific
Tess Newton Cain shares her insights on the tough choices Pacific Island Countries have to make when dealing with the covid19 pandemic. Read More
Credit unions, savings and loan societies: Challenges and opportunities in PICs
Mr Norman Vavaha (Central Bank of Solomon Islands) presents his observation of credit union movement in the Pacific Islands. Read More
Stepping up? Improving relations with Pacific countries
A new policy brief from the Griffith Asia Institute suggests that if Australia is to strengthen relations with Pacific island countries, policymakers will need to engage more closely with the concerns of Pacific leaders. Above all, Pacific countries want Australia to help tackle their greatest security threat: climate change. Read More
