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Seafood processing businessman appreciates government for trade show revival
The Islandsun
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July 4, 2025
BY JOHN HOUANIHAU Schulte Maetoloa, owner of a successful smoked tuna business called “Gizo Smoked Tuna”, says he appreciates the government for hosting this year’s Annual National Trade Fair (ANTF). His business aims to add value to the local...
Pacific airlines team up for pilot cadetships, four countries sign new trade and healthy food deal
The New Zealand Herald
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July 4, 2025
The airlines said the programme would include “rigorous training, structured mentorship, and professional development to produce a pilot workforce trained to operate in complex and remote Pacific environments”. The two airlines said they would...
Ben Morgan’s Pacific Update: Chinese aircraft carriers exercise near Japan – China’s force projection capability is increasing
The Daily Blog
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July 6, 2025
On 30 June, the People’s Liberation Army – Navy confirmed two Chinese aircraft carriers; PLANS Shandong and Liaoning exercised together in the Western Pacific. The ships conducted a range of drills practicing defensive and offensive operations....
Michigan-China Economic review group director: CATL deal is 'high-risk experiment' for taxpayers
Detroit City Wire - Michigan
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July 1, 2025
Joseph Cella, Director, Michigan-China Economic and Security Review Group | LinkedInJoseph Cella, Director, Michigan-China Economic and Security Review Group | LinkedIn Joseph Cella, director of the Michigan-China Economic and Security Review...
World Bank: Conflict, instability driving extreme poverty in Nigeria and 38 other economies
Nairametrics
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June 27, 2025
The World Bank has raised alarm over the growing impact of conflict and instability on 39 developing economies, including Nigeria, warning that these states are being left behind on key development indicators, with extreme poverty, hunger, and...
Building Pacific capacities to support trade and market access
Pacific Community (SPC)
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To strengthen the skills of Pacific biosecurity, border control, exporter representatives and relevant stakeholders in using Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards (SPS) databases and platforms, a regional capacity-building workshop is underway in...
How Jeff Bezos’ fiancée Lauren Sánchez went from hosting ‘So You Think You Can Dance’ to running an aerial film production company
Yahoo News
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It’s the wedding of the year — and she’s the bride. Lauren Sánchez, a former journalist, is set to marry Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in a wedding ceremony in Venice, Italy, this week. The nuptials, which have sparked protests from groups unhappy...
Global Climate Risk Index Ranks 188 Countries by Vulnerability and Access to Finance
State of the Planet
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June 25, 2025
The Climate Finance Vulnerability Index ranks 188 countries according to both their vulnerability to hazards and their financial resilience. Researchers at the Columbia Climate School, with support from the Rockefeller Foundation, have unveiled a...
'Slow but sure' economic rise in most of Pacific - World Bank
RNZ
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June 23, 2025
Photo: AFP The Pacific regional economy is growing, slowly but surely, reports the World Bank. In their latest Pacific update, released 17 June, they argue for more employment of women to help the economy amidst global economic uncertainty,...
Pacific Islands need to boost women in jobs: World Bank
Taipei Times
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June 17, 2025
Less than half of working age women are employed across the Pacific Islands due to outdated laws and other barriers, the World Bank said in a new report yesterday, adding that closing the gender gap could boost economic growth. The World Bank...
Yei women embrace farming to alleviate economic hardships
Radio Tamazuj
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June 17, 2025
Women in Central Equatoria State’s Yei River County are increasingly turning to agriculture as a livelihood to mitigate economic adversities. Located about 100 miles west of the capital, Juba, Yei has long been recognized for its fertile land and...
Pacific Economic Update: Slowing Growth Highlights Need for More Inclusive Workforce
Odisha Diary
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June 17, 2025
HONIARA, June 17, 2025 — Economic growth is slowing across the Pacific as countries face weak global growth, natural hazards and climate related shocks. The World Bank’s flagship Pacific Economic Update, released today in Honiara, projects...
As economic growth slows, Pacific Islands should boost women in jobs, says World Bank
WKZO - Michigan
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June 17, 2025
By Kirsty Needham SYDNEY (Reuters) -Less than half of working age women are employed across the Pacific Islands due to outdated laws and other barriers, the World Bank said in a new report on Tuesday, and said closing the gender gap could boost...
BEHIND THE NEWS | The real fertility crisis
The Fiji Times
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July 6, 2025
As nations across the world react to falling birth rates and ageing populations with growing anxiety, a recent report by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) urges a radical shift in how we understand and respond to population change. Rather...
Developing Economies Cannot Afford a Fossil-Free Future Yet
The National Interest - Washington D.C.
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June 13, 2025
While the world pushes for clean energy, developing economies still rely on fossil fuels, and without major financing, the transition will remain unequal and out of reach. According to Greenpeace, one of the world’s leading environmental...
Historic OFC debut for Kiribati
Football in Oceania
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June 11, 2025
Kiribati will take part in its first ever OFC Forum in Fiji later this month. The news was announced earlier this week in a press release, and is made possible by a partnership between the brands Young Pioneer Tours, Unchartered Football, Stingz,...
FEATURE | The beginning of surveillance patrol
The Fiji Times
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July 5, 2025
BY FIJI NAVY FOLLOWING the welcoming ceremony on February 19, 1976, the commissioning and the naming ceremony for the first two Fiji naval ships was held on February 21, 1976. The quarter guard led by Sub Lieutenant David AG. Lane with the RFMF...
In the Pacific, 'who has kava is king' but some fear it's hurting families
ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
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July 5, 2025
Michael Louze has seen a kava-led boom unfolding on the roads of Vanuatu's remote islands. Over the 25 years he's exported the crop, he's never seen prices so high — or growers so flush with cash. "Farmers are buying Land Cruisers with cash...
Commentary: Trump’s Mineral Policy Offers Strategic Opportunity in the Pacific
The Ohio Star
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July 5, 2025
by Wyatt J. Greco In an April 2025 executive order, President Trump affirmed that offshore critical minerals are key to creating supply chains that do not depend on adversaries like the People’s Republic of China. While US leadership on deep-sea...
India Ranked 50th Poorest Country In Terms Of GDP Or Per Person Income
Trak.in
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July 3, 2025
GDP per capita, calculated by dividing a country’s total economic output by its population, serves as a useful indicator of individual economic productivity. According to 2025 estimates from the International Monetary Fund, the latest data...