Australia: Australia is providing $9.5 million towards an initiative that aims to improve access to basic financial services in the Pacific Islands region.

Solomon Islands: Former Governor of Central Bank and newly elected MP for Small Malaita Rick Hou says Solomon Islands poor policy on logging dependency had now backfire on the economy with decline forest affecting government’s revenue.

PNG: Oil Search is considering extending the life of its oil and gas fields in Papua New Guinea as much as six-fold.

Fiji: The governor of Fiji’s central bank Sada Reddy says consumer spending has recovered somewhat this year while business confidence is strengthening.