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Our Pacific Periscope fortnightly newsletter brings you the latest business and investment stories from around the Pacific.
We focus on the region’s hardworking SMEs and SMMEs, telling their stories and helping promote their businesses.
Our communications team are knowledgeable and well connected so they also highlight stories from other media sources so our information and online sources are relevant and accurate.
Pacific Periscope has an archive of hundreds of stories going back to 2011, which may be useful if you are looking to invest in an industry or business and may want to know the historical context so as to predict trends and anticipate market behaviour
Celebrating Tongan culture and business
In Aotearoa New Zealand we celebrate Pasifika Language Weeks each year. This week is Tongan Language Week (Uike Kātoanga’i ‘o e Lea Faka-Tonga). The 2020 theme is “Fakakoloa ‘o...
Mentoring – simply good business
Pacific Trade Invest New Zealand (PTI NZ) identifies untapped business potential in the Blue Pacific and makes sure SMEs are getting the right help have their products export ready....
Niue – land of liquid gold
Honey has been a hugely significant product throughout recordable history. Exactly how long honey has been in existence is hard to say although studies show bees have been around since as far...
Pressure on NZ Ports set to stay for another ten days
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to put global supply chains under intense pressure as it disrupts trade. New Zealand is working with trading partners to help ensure trade continues to flow unimpeded, to remove any...
Ethical chocolatey goodness
Solomons Gold is one of the most ethically sourced chocolate you will find on this planet. They are bean-to-bar. Solomons Gold manage the entire journey from the cacao tree...
PNG seafood exporters gain access to China market
Papua New Guinea (PNG) will now be able to access China’s lucrative seafood market. This move follows the completion of market access protocols and processes carried out by the...
PNG businesses hopeful they can survive pandemic
Despite a bleak outlook in Papua New Guinea presently, there is some optimism businesses will bounce back and overcome the challenges and impacts from Covid-19. These are the views...
Pandemic effects felt Pacific-wide
As New Zealand settles into alert level one, and what is the “new normal” for society post Covid-19 lockdown, the effects of the pandemic continue to be felt around...
Wilex investment means supporting peoples’ livelihoods
(Picture caption: Wilex Group Founder and Managing Director Tagaloa Eddie Wilson says investing in a business like his means investing directly into enhancing the livelihoods of farmers and communities...
Getting it right the first time
(Picture caption: GS1 Customer/Member Engagement Manager Caroline James.) Equipping businesses with the correct tools and information to find solutions to issues is what GS1 Customer/Member Engagement Manager Caroline James...
PTI NZ Business Mentoring Programme
(Picture caption: The objective of the PTI NZ Business Mentoring Programme is to fast-track selected businesses into the export market to New Zealand.) Mentoring is the transfer of knowledge...
Deal by Design
(Picture caption: Kata Fiji Bongo Chilli Sauce supports Fijian farmers.) Hot enough to pack a punch but not overpower your food, Kata Fiji Bongo Chilli Sauce is made from...
