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Boosting women’s employment could lift Pacific growth: World Bank

Aug 4, 2025 | APIBC BLOG

A World Bank Pacific Economic Update, widely reported in late July 2025, projects regional GDP growth slowing to 2.6 per cent in 2025 (down from 5.5 per cent in 2023). The Bank highlights that only around 43% of working-age women are employed across island nations, with about 57 per cent (≈500,000 women) not working—representing a
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