Economy

ADB and Australia commit US$12.85 million to new Pacific private sector phase

The Asian Development Bank has launched the fifth phase of its Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative, backed by US$12.85 million from ADB and the Government of Australia, in an announcement made in Sydney on 12 October.

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A market scene supplied by the Asian Development Bank with its announcement of Phase V of the Pacific Private Sector Development Initiative. Source: Asian Development Bank

University of Auckland launches Pacific research repository Measina o le Pasefika

Waipapa Taumata Rau, University of Auckland launched Measina o le Pasefika | Treasures of the Pacific, an online repository of Pacific research, at its General Library on 8 October.

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Australia's Minister for Climate Change and COP31 President of Negotiations, Chris Bowen, speaking at the Pacific pre-COP31 programme.

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USP takes Pacific science and community knowledge into pre-COP31 talks in Nadi

The University of the South Pacific said its representatives contributed to sessions on climate science, finance and youth at the Pacific pre-COP31 programme in Nadi, Fiji, which ended on 9 October.

9 Oct 2026

Two trainees cutting tiles on the Seghe Market construction site. The Australian High Commission says Australia's infrastructure projects are helping young women and men build skills and a career in construction.

Economy

Three SINU Trainees Finish Internship on Seghe Market Build

Australian High Commissioner Jeff Roach said three women students from Solomon Islands National University have completed a six-week internship with contractor Hatanga on the new Seghe Market, now more than 75 per cent complete.

9 Oct 2026

Economy

Immigration briefs diplomats on new border system and e-visas

The Solomon Islands Immigration Division says it has briefed the Diplomatic Corps in Honiara on the Government's new Border Management System, e-Visa regime and online payment gateway.

8 Oct 2026

Economy

Remittances reached far more poor households in Solomon Islands than state aid, economist writes

Remittances reached 43 per cent of people in the poorest fifth of Solomon Islands households in 2005 while state assistance reached 2 per cent, development economist Emilia Tjernstrom wrote on the Devpolicy Blog.

7 Oct 2026

Members of the 27-member Pacific delegation at the SVRI Forum 2026 in Bangkok, Thailand.

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Pacific Delegation Takes Violence Prevention Evidence to SVRI Forum in Bangkok

A 27-member Pacific delegation, including work from Solomon Islands on faith- and sport-based prevention, is presenting 16 sessions on preventing violence against women and girls at the SVRI Forum 2026 in Bangkok from 5 to 9 October.

7 Oct 2026

Economy

Dodo Creek rice trial reaches first harvest

The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development said the trial at Dodo Creek, run with the Jiangsu Academy of Agricultural Sciences of China and JQY, is testing whether rice can be produced in Solomon Islands.

7 Oct 2026 Economy

CBSI says consent not needed for first credit data upload

The Central Bank of Solomon Islands says a credit reporting system is being set up through the Credit & Data Bureau Solomon Islands, with existing customer records to be uploaded without consumer consent.

7 Oct 2026

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