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Participants at the business registry information session in Lakatoro, Malampa province, on 22 June with PSDI Business Law Reform Expert Aaron Levine (centre). The benefits of Vanuatu’s new online business registry and modernized, simplified business laws have been highlighted in a country-wide awareness-raising campaign by PSDI in partnership with the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission. From August 2015 to June 2016, presentations on how to use the system were delivered to provincial leaders and...
PSDI’s Women's Business Leadership pilot project was launched in Fiji today with 29 participants joining PSDI trainers for the first of three, two-day training sessions. The year-long training program pairs participants with local and international business mentors and gains support from their employers to help see more women reach positions of leadership. The pilot project is being replicated in Fiji having concluded in Tonga four months ago. WBLP participants Suva 31 May CROPPED Pictured...
Further reforms to Solomon Islands business environment are needed to attract investment that will diversify the economy and grow the private sector, says PSDI’s private sector assessment (PSA) for Solomon Islands. CLICK HERE to listen to PSDI's Paul Holden discuss Solomon Islands' reform achievements and the recommendations of this private sector assessment in an interview with Radio Australia's Pacbeat program. The report, Continuing Reforms to Stimulate Private Investment: A Private Sector Assessment for...
More businesses will soon be able to access credit in Papua New Guinea (PNG) following the activation of an online registry that enables lenders to easily accept moveable property, such as vehicles, machinery or stock, as collateral. “The activation of this registry completes a new framework for lending that is safe, convenient, and sustainable,” said Hayden Everett, Senior Country Specialist at the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Pacific Liaison and Coordination Office....
A new PSDI publication examines the use, challenges and potential of mobile phone-based banking services in the Pacific region. Digital Financial Services in the Pacific: Experiences and Regulatory Issues identifies mobile banking and the use of technology as a particularly effective way to enhance access to financial services in a region beset by challenging geography and poor infrastructure. The uptake of mobile banking has been held back, however, by issues such as...
The leadership workshops attracted participants from major Tongan businesses and government departments. The Women’s Business Leadership Program took place in Nuku’alofa, Tonga, over three, two-day sessions that aimed to provide attendees with the skills, knowledge, mentoring, and networking opportunities they require to advance their careers. All attendees selected to take part in the workshops currently work in mid-level roles in the public or private sectors. The workshops covered a range of topics,...