The official government debt in Solomon Islands at the end of June stood at $1,381.9 million, 0.2% lower than the end May balance.

PORT MORESBY (POST COURIER) - Papua New Guinea’s 2010 national census is facing massive financial and logistical problems.

MANILA (ADB) - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) will provide loan assistance to the Republic of the Marshall Islands to help to achieve long-term fiscal sustainability and to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the public sector.

PAGOPAGO (RNZI) - The government of American Samoa is being urged to closely monitor developments surrounding the cannery StarKist and its plans to set up a loining plant in Asau, Savaii, in neighbouring Samoa.