AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoDigital resilience for Nauru: A new look at Nauru’s post-phosphate economy asks what fintech and better digital finance can realistically do for a very small island market still shaped by past resource dependence. Fuel security and regional cooperation: Pacific leaders meeting in Suva say the fuel crisis is now an economic security issue, pushing calls for stronger supply chains and faster energy transition, while Papua New Guinea floats options like smaller refineries to support neighbors. Clean shipping pact: Seven Pacific transport ministers signed the Pacific Blue Shipping Partnership, aiming to coordinate a low-carbon maritime transition with climate-ready ports and skills for long-running domestic routes. Fisheries shake-up in Tokelau: Tokelau has been removed from the Parties to the Nauru Agreement, risking major government revenue tied to tuna access under the Vessel Day Scheme, with Vanuatu reportedly stepping in. Governance and outcomes in the Pacific: Solomon Islands National University VC Dr Transform Aqorau challenges Pacific regionalism to prove it delivers measurable benefits, pointing to fisheries cooperation as a rare success story. Nauru court and identity: Former PNG chief justice joins the Nauru Court of Appeal, while Nauru MPs approve the name change to Naoero ahead of a referendum. Heritage and climate resilience: UNESCO-backed training in Suzhou brought Nauru heritage professionals into disaster and climate-resilience planning for people-centred world heritage management.
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