Commentary

Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 24 January

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  Political shifts all round The year has got off to a busy start on the political front. We have seen… Read More

Papua New Guinea (PNG) riots: a ‘new’ nature of violence and a cause for concern

SEAN JACOBS  |  ‘Pent up rage’ is a term that springs to mind after recent violent looting in Papua New Guinea (PNG) and Port… Read More

Privatising Poverty Series Part 11:   Climate change gives the lie to market-based development

RON BEVACQUA  |  The tenth post in this blog series singled out microfinance, and financial inclusion in general, as the “money pump” that… Read More

Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 10 January

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  Heine returns as President of RMI Further to last year’s elections the Nitijela convened last week and confirmed Dr… Read More

Unlocking the green future: Understanding China’s green finance landscape

CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL WANG AND MATHIAS LUND LARSON  |  The concept of green finance stands as a beacon for steering businesses towards sustainable… Read More

Linking disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation: Lessons from Jakarta

FEBI DWIRAHMADI, PAUL BARNES, ARIF WIBOWO, AVIANTO AMRI AND CORDIA CHU  |  Jakarta, Indonesia’s most populous city with an estimated… Read More

Pacific Islands Forum 2023: Navigating challenges and priorities in the region

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  Leaders of Pacific nations convened in Cook Islands from 6-10 November for the Pacific Islands Forum (PIF), a crucial… Read More

Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 22 November

TESS NEWTON CAIN  |  Pacific Games underway Honiara lit up on Sunday as the 17th edition of the Pacific Games got underway. It… Read More

Post-referendum: Charting Bougainville’s independence vote

IAN KEMISH AM  |  In the aftermath of the 2019 referendum, where Bougainvilleans strongly favoured independence, Papua New Guinea’s parliament is poised to vote… Read More

Enhancing the ecosystem for entrepreneurship and innovation in the Pacific

JEFF LIEW  |  Liliana is a young mother and small business owner in an island community. With a digitally connected and responsive business financing… Read More

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