Quality infrastructure and natural disaster resiliency
Extreme disasters have become more frequent in recent years, with some observers believing that this effect is partially due to climate change. Although fewer… Read More
Region-PNG and the Pacific
Regional wrap
The past fortnight has been a witness to a few interesting events and developments. US President Donald Trump’s in fresh trouble after it was… Read More
Do inflation expectations matter for small, open economies? Empirical evidence from the Solomon Islands
Assessing inflation expectations as early and as precisely as possible for appropriate, proper and timely action has traditionally been a primary role of central banks… Read More
Regional wrap
Summit season is once again under way as world leaders converge in New York for the United Nations General Assembly leaders’ week. One of… Read More
Australia shows up in Tuvalu and trips over
TESS NEWTON CAIN | On 13-16 August 2019 the leaders of the Pacific Islands Forum held their 50th meeting. The theme, as chosen… Read More
Regional wrap
The past fortnight witnessed the unfolding of important events with deep significance for the region. Perhaps the most important development was the re-internationalisation of the… Read More
Inclusion inspires global financial agenda but how does it fare in the small Pacific Island Countries? The case of Vanuatu
The ideology of inclusion is indeed increasingly inspiring and influencing the global financial sector agenda—the literature is becoming progressively replete with country, regional and worldwide… Read More
Can Scott Morrison deliver on climate change in Tuvalu – or is his Pacific ‘step up’ doomed?
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Last week’s Pacific Islands Forum comes at an important time in the overall trajectory of Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s very… Read More
Regional wrap
The past fortnight was marked by not one but two history-defining international events in different theatres of the Indo-Pacific: one in South Asia and the… Read More
Morrison’s moment of truth in the Pacific
WESLEY MORGAN | Can Australia’s prime minister convince the leaders of Pacific Island countries that he is serious about regional… Read More
