February 19, 2012 | 
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A weekly update of trade and investment in the Pacific Islands region brought to you by Pacific Islands Trade & Invest.
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At a time when businesses around the world are dreaming of a recovery from the effects of the global economic crisis, one media entrepreneur in the Pacific is expanding his business precisely because of the recession. Read the rest of this entry »
Indigenous Pacific Island art has not met with the commercial success that indigenous art from other parts of the world has. While its profile has been increasing in recent years, with more representation in global expos of indigenous art around the world, its artists are still in the early stages of commercialising their art in a gainful manner. Read the rest of this entry »
SIWIBA, the Solomon Islands Women in Business Association last week opened its new office in Honiara as a networking and business development hub for Solomon Island businesswomen. Read the rest of this entry »
In its bid to expand its source tourist markets beyond New Zealand, Australia, the US and Europe, Fiji has for the past couple of years considered serious marketing forays into the emerging markets of China and India. Read the rest of this entry »
The latest round of PICTA (Pacific Island Countries Trade Agreement) ‘trade in services’ negotiations concluded last week in Fiji. Read the rest of this entry »
Some 2000 households with more than 10,500 people without electricity will benefit from the Pacific Environment Community (PEC) Fund to set up solar home systems in rural areas in the Solomon Islands. The project is worth about US$4 million. Read the rest of this entry »
A weekly update pf trade and investment in the Pacific Islands region brought to you by the Pacific Islands Trade & Invest.
Dispelling doubts around the tardy progress on the US$15 billion United States armed forces base in Guam, a top US official has said President Barack Obama remains committed to the project. Read the rest of this entry »
One of the important items on the agenda of the African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) heads of state meet in Equatorial Guinea in December this year is the promotion of trade and cooperation on technical matters within the ACP grouping. Read the rest of this entry »
