Feature series

Spotlight on labour mobility schemes: A vital driver to unlocking economic growth in the Solomon Islands 

LOUISA BARAGAMA  |  Background At the launch of its 2023 Annual Report, the Central Bank of Solomon Islands Governor, Dr. Luke Forau, used the… Read More

Labour schemes, remittances and the Pacific: Role for academia

SAKIUSA NABOU |      This article will highlight the context that can help change the conversation about the economic and social challenges of the Pacific… Read More

Populist forces, Pacific voices: Does Pacific leadership also need a ‘step up’?

SEAN JACOBS  |  In the lead up to Brexit, European Union (EU) critics pointed to the EU’s 265 page and 60,000-plus word constitution. Read More

Embedding youth, civil society and the media into Australia’s engagement with the Pacific

MARVIN GIRELLI  AND HEATHER WRATHALL |  The Albanese Government recently released its new Indo-Pacific Broadcasting Strategy. The Strategy aims to provide a framework… Read More

The Pacific Banking Forum: A proposed bigger “finance” agenda

PARMENDRA SHARMA AND LUKE FORAU  |  The inaugural Pacific Banking Forum (PBF) was convened in Brisbane on 8-9 July 2024, following an undertaking by… Read More

Harnessing technology for small business growth in the Pacific

JEFF LIEW  |   Small business owners like Rosa have embarked on their entrepreneurial journey with a dream of seeking financial stability and independence. But… Read More

Fiji’s Budget 2024-2025: A closer look at debt and efficiency

SAKIUSA NABOU |    The Minister for Finance delivered the National Budget Address on 28 June 2024 under the theme of “an Economically Stable,… Read More

Resolving Papua New Guinea’s human capital deficit with more than just funding

SEAN JACOBS  | Part 3 of 3 In 2006, the World Bank published a report titled Where is the Wealth of Nations? Measuring Capital… Read More

A Games Economy: The economic impact of hosting the Pacific Games (SOL2023)

ANGELINE ROHOIA, KATIE LONGE’AU AND MARCO MALUSÀ  |   “Challenge, Celebrate, Unite”. Read More

A practical way to resolve Papua New Guinea’s electricity crisis

SEAN JACOBS  | Part 2 of 3 The IMF’s return to PNG is an opportunity to revisit the status of PNG’s State Owned Enterprises… Read More