The Leader of the Parliamentary Independent Group, Manasseh Maelanga said once the 2015 budget is passed, clean execution of the development aspirations of the people must be realized. Mr. Maelanga made the statement when commenting on the 2015 budget in parliament on Wednesday.
Prime Minister, Honourable Manasseh Sogavare has challenged new graduates of the Solomon Islands National University (SINU) to proactively participate in the social and economic development of the country.
The outlook for the national economy has improved slightly with growth this year now expected to be a little higher than previously forecasted with logging sector being the saviour.
The Democratic Coalition for Change (DCC) Government says it will rehabilitate the Development Bank of Solomon Islands (DBSI), redirect the Commodities Export Marketing Authority (CEMA) and reinvigorate the Investment Corporation of Solomon (ICSI) Islands.
Trade is at the heart of economic development in the Pacific region, says the visiting Secretary-General of the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, Dame Meg Taylor.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said the country needs to go back to the basics and establish whether its key basic activities are functioning to the level required to move the economy forward. Speaking to local journalists in a Budget Reporting workshop held in Honiara over the weekend, Mr.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare says the country needs a long-term multi-decade development plan jointly designed and developed and owned by all stakeholders in Solomon Islands.
The Australian High Commission to Solomon Islands His Excellency Andrew Bryne says women’s economic empowerment is one of the great opportunities for human advancement in the 21st century.
The National Financial Inclusion Taskforce has won this year’s Australian High Commission’s International Women’s Day Award. The Award recognises inspirational and pioneering women, men and groups who’s achievements have contributed to the empowerment of women in Solomon Islands.
The Central Bank of Solomon Islands has recorded a $3 million deficit on traded goods for the month of January this year. In its January monthly report, CBSI says the balance of trade in goods recorded a provisional $3 million deficit in January 2015, a significant downturn from a surplus of $52…
Solomon Islands cocoa industry needs to collaborate to exploit the full economic potential of cocoa as a commodity with benefits for people. Minister for Commerce William Marau made the statement last week, during the official opening of the new National Cocoa Quality Testing Lab at the CEMA…
Solomon Islands could have benefited more from its tuna resources if it had a more transparent and accountable fisheries management system. The World Bank Country Director for Timor-Leste, Papua New Guinea, and the Pacific, Franz Drees-Gross made the statement in an exclusive interview with SIBC…
The Pan-Oceanic Bank Chairman, Mr Upali de Silva said his company is optimistic about achieving progress based on the overall economic growth projected by the Democratic Coalition for Change Government.
Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare has said the Economic and Finance sector remains important in his government’s sectoral reform agenda. Prime Minister Sogavare made the statement at the launch of the Democratic Coalition for Change Government Policy Framework in Honiara recently.
The Solomon Islands Chinese Association has assured the Sogavare-led Government of its cooperation with the state in ensuring Chinese living in Solomon Islands and those coming into the country do what is right.
Prime Minister Manasseh Damukana Sogavare has said the Democratic Coalition for Change Government (DCC) will immediately address the poor status of the economy and the ineffectiveness of the previous government experienced by the people of Solomon Islands.
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Home Affairs Douglas Ete has said it would be a tough ride for the government to get the country out of its current economic pressures. Contributing to the resolution motion moved by Prime Minister Manasseh Damukana Sogavare in Parliament last week, Mr.
The 10th Parliament has granted approval for the Ministry of Finance and Treasury to authorise the issue of money from the Consolidated Funds to meet government expenditure after the 2014 financial year expires on the 31st of December.
Prime Minister Manasseh Damukana Sogavare says the 2015 financial year will be complex to manage as the country’s economic outlook remains fragile. Prime Minister Sogavare made the statement when moving the Motion of Resolution in parliament this morning.
Prime Minister Manasseh Damukana Sogavare has said the country needs to focus more on the supply side of the economy in order to advance. In his opening remarks during a radio talk-back show on SIBC yesterday, Prime Minister Sogavare said the country needs to focus more on the supply side of the…
