Presentation/s:

Chair: Alyssa Leng, Australian National University

Challenges and issues in assessment of the economic impact of tourism: a Tongan case study
Semisi Taumoepeau, Auckland Institute of Studies
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Social constraints on capital accumulation in Melanesian economies
Martin Davies, Washington and Lee University
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The role of the enabling environment in the success of micro and small enterprises in small island developing states
Seone Soakimi Lolesio, The University of the South Pacific
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Correspondent banking relationships – impacts and mitigation
Denton Rarawa and Rodney Kirarock, Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat
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The 2025 Pacific Update was held at the University of South Pacific in Suva, Fiji on 3-5 June 2025.

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