Vanuatu
August 08, 2018 -
Justine Namara, Deanna Ramsay
Making ecommerce connections in the Pacific
Ecommerce
Geographical barriers, including isolation from main markets, have resulted in issues for Vanuatu to access international networks and grow its businesses
August 07, 2018 -
Simon Hess
EIF address at the launch event of the Vanuatu National Single Window Project and the eTrade Readiness Assessment
Ecommerce
Launching of these specific initiatives demonstrates the progressive vision of Vanuatu to stimulate the economy and leverage opportunities through international trade for delivering growth and development
August 06, 2018 -
Taking trade online
Ecommerce
What do a mountainous landlocked country, a post-war African nation, and three small island developing states have in common?
July 27, 2018 -
Daria Shatskova
Daniel Gay: The long and winding road to LDC graduation
Trade policy
The EIF’s Daria Shatskova talks development in the world’s poorest countries with UNDESA’s Daniel Gay
July 26, 2018 -
UNCTAD
Solomon Islands and Vanuatu gear up for e-commerce
Ecommerce
Consumers and businesses in two remote Pacific island nations can look forward to a better connected and more prosperous future, according to assessments made by UNCTAD of their readiness to benefit from electronic commerce
July 19, 2018 -
Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
Infographic: Vanuatu eTrade Readiness Assessment
Ecommerce
The Government has shown a strong interest in adopting economic and social policies that can facilitate the development of the Internet economy, of which e-commerce is one segment. Unlocking its potential will also reduce distance to markets, reduce “sealockedness” and enable Vanuatu to leapfrog certain barriers associated with physical trade
July 13, 2018 -
Ratnakar Adhikari
Strategic partnership for trade development: The EIF and the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
Aid for Trade
14 June 2018, 12:30-13:30 Mr Ratnakar Adhikari Executive Director of the Executive Secretariat for the EIF H.E. Ms Merewalesi Falemaka, H.E. Mr Eloi Laourou,
March 20, 2018 -
Simon Hess, Deanna Ramsay
In Vanuatu, ‘market mamas’ are taking care of business
Women and trade
Women entrepreneurs are helping to restore island nation’s economy after the ravages of Cyclone Pam
January 19, 2018 -
Michelle Kovacevic
Coordinating on trade in Vanuatu
Aid for Trade
On 29 May 2012 Willie Luen was preparing to emcee one of the most important meetings of his life. He remembers that the room — a hotel conference room in Port Vila, the capital city of Vanuatu — was so packed with people that the windows were starting to fog up.
December 13, 2017 -
Market mamas work together to promote Vanuatu-made products
Tourism
Rosalie’s day starts at 4 a.m., kneading coconut cream rolls with her eldest daughter to sell at the local community shop down the road from her house.
December 08, 2017 -
Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
Rebuilding Vanuatu
Tourism
Vanuatu, a series of small islands surrounded by clear, blue water in the South Pacific, is a natural tourist attraction – and its economy depends heavily on the sector, which employs 55 percent of Vanuatu’s labor force and represents 65 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP).
November 11, 2017 -
Ratnakar Adhikari, Joe Natuman
Tourism as a way to lift the Pacific out of poverty
Tourism
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