AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoTrade & Food Exports: Pacific Trade Invest Australia is staging a Pacific Showcase at Fine Food Australia (31 Aug–3 Sep, Melbourne), bringing 15 exporters from Samoa, Fiji, PNG, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Vanuatu, Niue and French Polynesia—highlighting local brands like Wilex Samoa (Koko Loa) and Niue Honey and Vanilla. Economy Watch: The IMF says Samoa’s post-pandemic recovery has slowed sharply, with FY2025/26 growth at 0.4% amid weak demand, higher global energy prices and structural constraints, projecting gradual recovery to 2% next year. Energy & Resilience: A power outage hit Upolu, disrupting hospitals, businesses and traffic lights, while restoration work continued across EPC feeders. Shipping & Jobs: Cabinet approved new CEOs: Tamaletā Taimang Jensen for the Development Bank of Samoa, Tau’ili’ili Vaelua Sonny Brown for Samoa Shipping Corporation, and Unasa Viane Faifuaina Toala for the new District Development Authority. Biosecurity: Samoa’s agriculture ministry warns against illegal honey and bee-product imports sold online, stressing the risk to pollination, biodiversity and food security. Ocean Protection: UNICEF Pacific Ambassador Moemoana Schwenke urged Pacific Islanders to oppose deep-sea mining, calling it an irreversible threat to marine ecosystems.
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