The Pacific e-commerce portal: Getting Pacific businesses online

A new Pacific e-commerce portal has been launched to help businesses transition from purely physical operation to online trading. The portal was launched by the Pacific Islands Forum yesterday, and includes

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More Pacific collaboration to address tax challenges: PITAA

Gender inclusion, climate change and little capacity to digitalise processes are some emerging tax challenges faced in the Asia-Pacific region, heads of tax administrations have heard. Delegates to the Pacific Islands

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Dr Mitchell to get top ANOC role in October

Fijian official and Oceania National Olympic Committees (ONOC) president, Dr Robin Mitchell is set to be elected the president of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC) in October. Dr Mitchell is the sole

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USP wins award at Robot Contest in New Delhi

Fijian students from the University of the South Pacific (USP) took home the Tokyo Electron Award at the ABU Asia-Pacific Robot Contest (ABU Robocon) 2022, held in New Delhi, India. The four students are in the School

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ANZ expects Fiji’s “high” liquidity to ease from next year

Liquidity in Fiji’s banking system shattered the F$2.5 billion mark at the end of July, notching another historic high and maintaining a trend that began in January this year.  And the word from a major bank

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Fijian officer empowers women in South Sudan

A Fijian police officer has been recognised for her work in empowering women whilst serving in the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). On August 10, the United Nations Police (UNPOL) Women’s Network

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Fiji at the FEMM: “We’re all about regionalism”

Islands Business reporter Sera Tikotikovatu-Sefeti has been talking to Pacific Islands ministers and officials at the Forum Economic Ministers Meeting in Vanuatu about their economic priorities and regional

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PNG crowned Oceania champions

Papua New Guinea have won the OFC Women’s Nations Cup 2022 for the first time, after beating host nation Fiji 2-1 in the final in front of a boisterous crowd at the HFC Bank Stadium in Suva. After previously finishing

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Commonwealth Games Update

After a few days of Commonwealth Games competition, let’s check-in with our Pacific athletes and see how they have fared so far in Birmingham. Fiji 7s settles for Silver again Rugby 7s was one of the most anticipated

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No Fiji-China security pact, Rabuka says

People’s Alliance leader hoping to return as Fiji’s prime minister, Sitiveni Rabuka, has ruled out a security pact with China if he wins government, saying it was time his country returned to its “comfortable

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Fiji software firm earns US$50k for fintech devt

Fiji software services provider IT Galax was one of five winning fintech companies in a competition to improve fintech infrastructure in the Pacific Islands, in Singapore last week.  The Pacific Islands Fintech

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PNG football plea for peace back home

In light of the recent political upheaval in Papua New Guinea, PNG Football Association president and OFC vice president John Kapi Natto has conveyed sympathy to those who lost loved ones in the election related

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