Pacific Periscope May 27

27 May 2011

A weekly update of trade and investment in the Pacific Islands region brought to you by Pacific Islands Trade & Invest (PT&I).

Islands to tell stories of renewable energy use

‘Private sector engagement with least developed countries (LDCs) for tourism-led growth and inclusive sustainable development’ was the theme for this year’s World Export Development Forum that was held in Istanbul, Turkey, earlier this month. .

Pacific Regional Business Conference:
Creating Regional Economic Growth through Integration

20 June 2011
Denarau, Fiji

National Trade Fair & Business Awards

27 June 2011
Tarawa, Kiribati

Pacific Microfinance Week 2011

26 July 2011
Port Vila, Vanuatu

The 44th Sydney International Boat Show

28 July 2011
Sydney, Australia

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PNG bank signs up 100,000th savings account

In a country where banking services are hard to expand beyond urban and semi-urban areas because of deficient infrastructure, difficult terrain as well as isolated and thinly spread populations in remote locations, it is a commendable achievement: Last week, Papua New Guinea’s Nationwide Microbank reached the milestone of 100,000 savings accounts.

China’s engagement in Samoa poised for big step Forward

After contributing significantly to Samoa’s sporting infrastructure to help it to successfully host the South Pacific Games in 2007, China is now talking about some serious investment in infrastructure as well as other sectors of Samoa’s economy.

Cyber Security Conference offers live streaming

The inaugural Cyber Security Workshop organised by the Fiji government’s ministry of defence in collaboration with the multi-stakeholder Cyber Security Working Group is holding its workshop at the Novotel Hotel in Nadi yesterday and today (May 26-27).

Copper mining to resume in Bougainville?

Twenty years after the civil war closed down lucrative copper mining in Papua New Guinea’s Bougainville province, there are indications activity might resume. But it is unlikely to happen any time soon – it might take between three and five years.

Islands to tell stories of renewable energy use

The Apia, Samoa based Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme (SPREP) is commissioning a series of documentaries in which eleven Pacific Island countries will tell stories about their experience with their renewable energy projects.

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Stories compiled & written by Dev Nadkarni

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