Empowering Pacific entrepreneurs: Building a resilient ecosystem for innovation
SHAWN HUNTER, SAMEER DESHPANDE, RON BEVACQUA , JEFF LIEW AND PETER MORGAN | Small-scale enterprises play a pivotal role in the… Read More
SDG 1 No poverty
Poverty has many dimensions, stemming from issues like unemployment, social exclusion, and the vulnerability of certain populations to disasters and diseases. The 2030 Agenda aims to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030, which is defined as living on less than $2.15 per day (2017 PPP). While significant progress was made in reducing extreme poverty, the COVID-19 pandemic reversed these achievements, causing nearly 90 million individuals to fall into extreme poverty, marking the first such increase in a generation.
Griffith University is aligned with the United Nation’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and committed to tackling global challenges around SDG 1 No poverty. Below are some of our outputs supporting this goal.
Enhancing the ecosystem for entrepreneurship and innovation in the Pacific
SHAWN HUNTER, SAMEER DESHPANDE, RON BEVACQUA , JEFF LIEW AND PETER MORGAN | Download PDF Citation: Hunter, Shawn, Deshpande, Sameer,… Read More
Bridging continents to advance women’s financial inclusion: Lessons from Asia-Pacific and Latin America
SHAWN HUNTER | Financial inclusion is a cornerstone of modern economic development, and it goes beyond just providing access to financial services. The true challenge… Read More
Bangladesh at a crossroads: Hasina’s departure and what lies ahead
IYANATUL ISLAM | Sheikh Hasina, Bangladesh’s longest-serving Prime Minister and the world’s longest-serving female head of government, could not escape the inevitable cycle of… 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
Bridging the digital divide by enhancing effective digital finance usage among the poor: An RCT project | Part 2
MAYANK SHARMA AND SHAWN HUNTER | Digital financial services (DFS) have the potential to be transformative for developing nations, especially among low- to middle-income individuals. Read More
Economic development and consumption patterns in Asian countries
SHASHIKA RATHNAYAKA, SAROJA SELVANATHAN AND SELVA SELVANATHAN | Over the last three decades, Asia has undergone a monumental economic transformation, evolving from… Read More
Developing the agriculture sector through youth entrepreneurship: The case of Vanuatu and lessons from Fiji
REBECCA BOGIRI | Introduction Download PDF The global population is expected to increase to 9 billion by 2050, with youth aged… Read More
Labour schemes, remittances and the Pacific—what about financial capability?
PARMENDRA SHARMA | [This article is part of a series on foreign labour schemes, remittance and the Pacific] Pros and cons of labour… Read More
Data constraints impeding MSME development – A case for Fiji
SAKIUSA NABOU | Micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) are believed to contribute to at least 18 percent of Fiji’s GDP. Now, what… Read More
