News Releases

12 December 2019
Cook Islands Launches Registry to Improve Business, Increase Finance with Support from ADB and New Zealand

RAROTONGA, COOK ISLANDS (12 December 2019) — A new online registry will help improve the efficiency of doing business in the Cook Islands, making it easier for businesses and individuals to access much-needed finance to help expand and develop their operations and contribute to job creation and incl

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4 September 2019
Commercially Oriented State-Owned Banks Can Help Fill Pacific Business Financing Gap — ADB

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (4 September 2019) — Commercially oriented state-owned banks can help provide much-needed financing for businesses in the Pacific, but only if they strictly adhere to commercial principles and regulations, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report.

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10 May 2019
Empowered Women Will Drive Economic Growth in the Pacific — ADB

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA (10 May 2019) — Making it easier for women in the Pacific to start businesses and gain formal employment will improve livelihoods and create more open and productive economies, says a recently released book by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

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21 March 2019
South Pacific's Biggest Solar Plant to Help Tonga Meet Renewable Energy Target

NUKU’ALOFA, TONGA (21 March 2019) — The largest solar plant in the south Pacific will be built in Tonga through the country’s second commercially financed public-private partnership (PPP) after an agreement was signed in Nuku’alofa today.

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24 January 2019
New SOE Policy Will Secure Solomon Islands' Legacy as Pacific's Leading Investment Manager — ADB

HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS (24 January 2019) — Solomon Islands’ new, commercially oriented state-owned enterprise (SOE) policy will help ensure the government’s public investments remain efficient and profitable, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

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19 February 2018
Solomon Islands First Melanesian Country to Publish Public Enterprise Performance Results Online

HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS (19 February 2018) — In a first for Melanesia, financial results and other key information from Solomon Islands’ $230 million state-owned enterprise (SOE) portfolio can now be viewed online.

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