Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 19 August
TESS NEWTON CAIN | COVID-19 case numbers continue to rise in Papua New Guinea In Papua New Guinea, the number of confirmed cases… Read More
Region-PNG and the Pacific
A closer look at youth entrepreneurship in the Pacific
The developmental futures of Pacific states are intrinsically intertwined with the entrepreneurial opportunities available to their youth populations. Aidan Craney discusses further. Read More
Financial inclusion of informal women market vendors in Port Moresby
As part of the Asia Pacific Women thought leadership series, Dr Elizabeth Kopel, shares insights on women market vendors in Port Moresby. Read More
Regional wrap | 56
The Griffith Asia Institute, fortnightly Regional wrap with Aakriti Bachhawat. One of the most important, and yet subtle developments this fortnight was a shift in Australia’s position on the ongoing border tensions between India and China. Read More
The Pacific nuclear legacy belongs to climate change activism
Grace Maharaj discusses nuclear and climate change activism in the Pacific. This article is part of the Pacific Outlook series, an initiative of the Pacific Hub. Read More
COVID-19 and a twin deficit: Early lessons from the Solomon Islands
Jack Boe, Senior Analyst at the Central Bank of Solomon Islands shares his views on how a pre-existing economic vulnerabilities make coping with the impact of COVID-19 especially challenging. Read More
Weekly Pacific Bulletin | 12 August
In this week’s Pacific bulletin, Tess Newton Cain looks at COVID-19 flares in PNG, Seasonal Workers Scheme re-opens on a trial basis, Forum Finance Ministers meet online, New Caledonia independence referendum and travel bubble talks in flux. Read More
IMF’s new central bank transparency code: A reflection on PIC efforts
PARMENDRA SHARMA | Griffith Asia Institute member and senior lecturer in the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics at Griffith University, Dr Parmendra Sharma reflects on the sincere efforts of the central banks of the Pacific Island Countries in making themselves more visible to the public. Read More
We can’t allow Pacific leaders to use coronavirus as a cover for authoritarianism
“Never let a good crisis go to waste.” Across the Pacific, leaders are holding fast to the old political maxim. Some, even, seem happy to have the Covid-19 crisis around. Read More
Regional wrap | 55
Significant outcomes from AUSMIN 2020, another diplomatic stoush between the US and China, update on the China-India standoff and significance for Australia. Read More
