New Maritime Centre strengthens regional capability with 1,200 jobs
In a major boost for Fiji’s maritime security and regional cooperation, the Vuvale Maritime Essential Services Centre (MESC) was officially opened in Lami on 3 October 2025. Constructed under the Australia-Fiji Vuvale Partnership, the centre required a $123 million...
Join us in Brisbane for the 14th ASIBF, 17-19 November
The 14th Australia Solomon Islands Business Forum will take place in Brisbane on 17-19 November 2025, bringing together senior government officials, business leaders and investors from both countries. Organised by the Australia Pacific Islands Business Council in...
ADB celebrates 50 years in PNG as growth outlook improves
During a September 2025 visit to Port Moresby, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) celebrated 50 years of operations in Papua New Guinea while revising its Pacific economic outlook upwards. The ADB credited Papua New Guinea’s mining, LNG and infrastructure sectors for...
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Papua New Guinea is racing to strengthen its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing framework after the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) signalled in October 2025 that the country risks being placed on its grey list. Such a move would undermine...
IFC backs TWM Group to modernise waste management sector
The International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced in September 2025 an equity investment in TWM Group, one of Papua New Guinea’s leading waste management and environmental services companies. The financing package, which includes both capital and technical...
Join us in Brisbane for the 14th ASIBF, 17-19 November
The 14th Australia Solomon Islands Business Forum will take place in Brisbane on 17-19 November 2025, bringing together senior government officials, business leaders and investors from both countries. Organised by the Australia Pacific Islands Business Council in...
Reeves Envico wins 2025 Victorian Exporter of the Year
The Australia Pacific Islands Business Council, on behalf of members, warmly congratulates Pacific Infrastructure Specialist Reeves Envico, one of our distinguished member companies, on being named 2025 Victorian Exporter of the Year at the Governor of Victoria Export...
Record turnout at Pacific Infrastructure Conference signals strong deal pipeline
We are proud to report that the Pacific Infrastructure Conference 2025 set a new benchmark for Pacific business engagement. Over three high-energy days in Brisbane, our flagship event brought together 650+ delegates, 80 speakers and more than 40 exhibitors from 20...
Leaders back climate-smart projects as the Pacific courts investors
Politicians from across the region used the Australia Pacific Islands Business Council-led Pacific Infrastructure Conference in Brisbane to signal an investment agenda built on local content, climate resilience and better connectivity. Their messages to contractors,...
Inflation falls for third straight month, easing pressure on households, firms
Fiji recorded an annual inflation rate of minus 2.1 per cent in August, the third monthly decline in a row since June, according to the Ministry of Finance. The Government framed the trend as the first signs of better balance in supply and demand, helped by lower...
Record turnout at Pacific Infrastructure Conference signals strong deal pipeline
We are proud to report that the Pacific Infrastructure Conference 2025 set a new benchmark for Pacific business engagement. Over three high-energy days in Brisbane, our flagship event brought together 650+ delegates, 80 speakers and more than 40 exhibitors from 20...
Leaders back climate-smart projects as the Pacific courts investors
Politicians from across the region used the Australia Pacific Islands Business Council-led Pacific Infrastructure Conference in Brisbane to signal an investment agenda built on local content, climate resilience and better connectivity. Their messages to contractors,...