(MENAFN) Urging a united front and immediate action, nations and territories across the Asia-Pacific convened at the 9th Asia Pacific Leaders’ Summit on Malaria Elimination this week, sounding the alarm on growing challenges to malaria eradication...
Solomon Islands Strengthens Climate Finance Coordination Honiara, 28 February 2025 – The Solomon Islands Government (SIG) reaffirmed its commitment to enhancing access to climate finance […]
Beijing, China, March 12, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The high-speed train glides past lush early spring fields. From Beijing to Nanjing, the capital of East China's Jiangsu Province, the train travels at over 300 kilometers per hour. Eric George...
Solomon Islands Presents its 4th Trade Policy Review Report at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) Solomon Islands presented its 4th Trade Policy Review report to […]
Solomon Islands Takes a Major Step Forward in Maritime Development with PITCO Consulting Partnership Minister for Infrastructure Development Manasseh Maelanga and Pacific International Trust Company […]
Solomon Islands Copra Industry Boosts Economy with Record $100 Million Contribution The Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA), trading as Solomon Commodities, has announced a record-breaking […]
Cocoa Industry Injects SBD 261 million into the Solomon Islands Economy in 2024 – A Remarkable Increase from 2023 The Commodity Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) […]
Solomon Islands Launches Financing Initiative for Community-Led Climate Adaptation with Support from New Zealand, EU, and UNCDF Honiara, Solomon Islands (1 November 2024). The Government […]
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (11 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Solomon Islands have signed a $30 million policy-based concessional loan to strengthen reforms focused on improving the country’s fiscal position as...
MANILA, PHILIPPINES (11 December 2024) — The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $25.45 million grant to help Solomon Islands develop a sustainable, inclusive, and climate resilient water supply and sanitation services. This second...
By LACHLAN EDDIE The Solomon Islands economy is experiencing a slight downgrade in economic growth, according to the World Bank’s latest assessment. World Bank Country Economist, Lodewijk Smets confirmed the economic outlook during an interview...
BY BEN BILUA WORLD Bank says countries in the Pacific including Solomon Islands must strengthen their economic resilience by building fiscal buffers to better withstand growing global shocks. Speaking on the current state of the global economy,...
BY NED GAGAHE Tulagi township is set to come alive with a mini-trade show to celebrate the Province’s Second Appointed Day next week. The celebration will span for four days, from 27th to 30th June 2025, the Second Appointed Day (SAD) Committee...
Vienna, Austria – Tuesday 17 June 2025 — Prime Minister Hon. Jeremiah Manele (MP) delivered the keynote address during the “Scaling Solutions for Vulnerable Economies” session at the OPEC Fund Development Forum in Vienna, Austria. Prime Minister...
The Solomon Islands has strengthened its pledge to develop sustainable ocean food systems as a pathway to reduce poverty and improve food security. Speaking at the Ocean Action Panel in Nice, Minister for Fisheries and Marine Resources Hon....
Vienna, Austria — Prime Minister (PM) Jeremiah Manele has delivered the keynote address during the “Scaling Solutions for Vulnerable Economies” session at the OPEC Fund Development Forum in Vienna, Austria. Prime Minister Manele reaffirmed Solomon...
THE tourism outlook for the Pacific is currently facing uncertainty, due mainly to an expected weakening in global economic growth, projected to slow to 2.3 per cent in 2025, the World Bank revealed in its latest economic update released...
Less than half of working age women are employed across the Pacific Islands due to outdated laws and other barriers, the World Bank said in a new report yesterday, adding that closing the gender gap could boost economic growth. The World Bank...
HONIARA, June 17, 2025 — Economic growth is slowing across the Pacific as countries face weak global growth, natural hazards and climate related shocks. The World Bank’s flagship Pacific Economic Update, released today in Honiara, projects...
Nice, France – Saturday 14 June 2025 — The Solomon Islands Government has officially concluded its engagement at the 2025 United Nations Conference to Support the Implementation of Sustainable Development Goal 14 (UNOC3), held from 9–13 June 2025...
