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Debt in the Pacific: Systemic and Current Threats to Regional Economic Sovereignty

By Antonia Bhagwan  SUVA, 07 SEPTEMBER 2026 (PANG) — The Pacific may have moved beyond the worst of the COVID-19 pandemic, but its economic consequences continue to weigh on governments across the region.  Once again, countries are facing rising debt levels.  In its 2026 Pacific Economic Update, the World Bank linked the current financial landscape […]

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Forum Leaders invoke Biketawa Declaration

SUVA, 11 MAY 2026 (PIS)— Pacific Islands Forum Leaders have invoked the Biketawa Declaration to support a coordinated regional response to the emerging energy crisis affecting the Pacific region.  Reaffirming Leaders commitment to act decisively and collectively in anticipation of worsening global conditions as the crisis in the Middle-East continues to disrupt fuel supply chains, […]

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