Vanuatu
In Vanuatu, PSDI is supporting reforms that create an enabling and inclusive environment for business.
PSDI is working with the Government of Vanuatu to:
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Increase access to finance through the implementation of a secured transactions framework, and by working with the Reserve Bank of Vanuatu to develop nationally-appropriate financial sector reforms;
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Strengthen financial institutions, through increased capacity, improved governance, and appropriate regulations;
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Simplify and modernize business laws, and streamline business registration processes through the implementation of an online companies, business names, and charitable associations registry;
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Strengthen state-owned enterprise policies and governance, and assess opportunities for public-private partnerships;
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Support strong competition and consumer protection legislation and policy development;
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Analyze and work to remove constraints to women’s full economic participation;
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Support sustainable tourism planning, data collection, and marketing; and
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Support reforms through advocacy and analytical work.
For detailed information on PSDI activities in Vanuatu, download the 2025 PSDI Country Overview here.
Vanuatu at a glance
Simplified and modernized business laws
Faster business registrations
35% increase in new company registrations
Secured transactions framework
11,800 securities registered
Women’s Business Leadership
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PSDI and DWA hosted an event in Port Vila, Vanuatu to launch Leadership Matters 2024 and inform aspects of DWA’s national action plan on women
PSDI, in partnership with the Vanuatu Department of Women’s Affairs (DWA) through the Ministry of Justice and Community Services, on 31 August 2022 hosted almost 40 government, business, and civil society figures at a roundtable event in Port Vila to discuss Leadership Matters. Watch the video.
Almost 40 government, business, and civil society representatives in Vanuatu have gathered to discuss the findings of PSDI's Leadership Matters study on women in Pacific business leadership.
Competition in the marketplace is healthy for a country’s economy—everybody benefits.
Vanuatu now has a Competition and Consumer Protection Policy. The Council of Ministers recently passed the PSDI-drafted policy, which articulates the government’s goals for developing competitive markets and empowering consumers.
Since 2015, PSDI has been assisting the Government of Vanuatu to develop a new competition and consumer policy. In August and September, consultations were held to discuss the PSDI-drafted Public Issues Paper on Competition Policy and Law for Vanuatu. In October, the draft National Competition Policy was presented by PSDI at a public workshop hosted by the Ministry of Tourism, Trade, Commerce and Ni-Vanuatu Business. The draft policy aims to chart a...
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