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SPTO’s regional commitment to phase out single-use plastics reframes sustainability as a competitive strategy for Pacific tourism, protecting natural assets, reducing costs and strengthening the region’s global market position.
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The AIB Oceania–ANZIBA 2025 conference reframed research and pedagogy as core economic capabilities for Pacific development, emphasizing policy–research alignment, applied business education and industry partnerships to strengthen competitiveness across vulnerable island economies.
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ILO’s latest brief positions strong, inclusive wage systems as core to Pacific resilience, urging countries like PNG and Timor-Leste to adopt rule-based minimum wages and income floors. New tenders signal a shift from analysis to institutional implementation.
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Landowners on Kolombangara Island now own 20% of a forestry company operating on their land — shifting them from royalty recipients to shareholders with governance power.
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Pacific COP30 bloc targets direct GCF access to double annual inflows; Fiji sovereign yields and PNG (BSP:KSI) spreads eyed for repricing.
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Cook Islands, Palau, and Tonga unveil shared registry system enhancing credit transparency and lowering risk premiums on sovereign spreads (USD).
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Pacific leaders integrate DRM into policy to counter the 5-7% GDP reconstruction cost per disaster. The Palau meeting confirms that pre-financing and risk pooling, vital for sovereign credibility, are essential to narrow the 20-30 bps disaster risk premia reflected in bond yields.
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Pacific leaders urge COP30 action as bond spreads and climate finance flows signal economic vulnerability and investment priorities.
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Pacific leaders push a new economic model built on climate resilience, ocean innovation, and green financing to offset exposure to disasters and narrow export bases. They call for diversified revenue, tech partnerships, and coordinated adaptation investment across island economies.