The Pacific Banking Forum: A proposed bigger “finance” agenda
Thursday
1st August
2024
PARMENDRA SHARMA AND LUKE FORAU | The inaugural Pacific Banking Forum (PBF) was convened in Brisbane on…
Category Archive: Commentary
Harnessing technology for small business growth in the Pacific
Tuesday
30th July
2024
JEFF LIEW | Small business owners like Rosa have embarked on their entrepreneurial journey with a dream…
China’s Third Plenary 2024: Key takeaways of a high-significance meeting for green growth and China’s overseas engagement
Monday
29th July
2024
JING ZHANG AND CHRISTOPH NEDOPIL | Much has been already written about the Third Plenum (or the…
Bridging the digital divide by enhancing effective digital finance usage among the poor: An RCT project | Part 2
Thursday
25th July
2024
MAYANK SHARMA AND SHAWN HUNTER | Digital financial services (DFS) have the potential to be transformative for developing…
Fiji’s Budget 2024-2025: A closer look at debt and efficiency
Thursday
18th July
2024
SAKIUSA NABOU | The Minister for Finance delivered the National Budget Address on 28 June 2024…
Resolving Papua New Guinea’s human capital deficit with more than just funding
Monday
8th July
2024
SEAN JACOBS | Part 3 of 3 In 2006, the World Bank published a report titled Where…
A Games Economy: The economic impact of hosting the Pacific Games (SOL2023)
Thursday
4th July
2024
ANGELINE ROHOIA, KATIE LONGE’AU AND MARCO MALUSÀ | …
A practical way to resolve Papua New Guinea’s electricity crisis
Monday
1st July
2024
SEAN JACOBS | Part 2 of 3 The IMF’s return to PNG is an opportunity to revisit…
From dominance to disarray: The unravelling of FijiFirst and the future political landscape of Fiji
Thursday
27th June
2024
ROMITESH KANT | Part 2 of 2 The Registrar of Political Parties, Ana Mataiciwa, has issued a…
Pacific Outlook Bulletin | 26 June
Wednesday
26th June
2024
TESS NEWTON CAIN | Ministers from PNG and Australia meet The 30th joint Papua New Guinea/Australia ministerial…