AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoDevelopment Funding: Italy approved SBD16.4 million for climate-resilient works at Su’umoli Wharf and renewable energy and agrifood projects. Tourism: International arrivals rose 27.7 per cent in the second quarter to 15,358, with visitor numbers up 33.5 per cent from the previous quarter. Fisheries: Pacific officials in Honiara are shaping a common position on tuna allocation, bigeye management and compliance ahead of next month’s regional commission meeting. Infrastructure: The upgraded Santa Cruz airfield is due to be handed over, improving links for remote Temotu; construction has also begun on the main dam at the Tina River hydropower project. Business Risks: A new national assessment rates money-laundering risk as high, citing threats including corruption, illegal logging and fraud, with banks and money-transfer services among sectors vulnerable to misuse. Agriculture: A West Are’are copra farmer says high freight costs and unreliable shipping are delaying sales and straining producers.
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