AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoEducation & Skills: Solomon Islands is preparing a fully funded initiative to send 1,000 students to China, starting with 200 students later in 2026, targeting areas like agriculture, fisheries, forestry, healthcare, roads, renewable energy and information technology. Payments Tech: The Central Bank of Solomon Islands has launched Instant Funds Transfer (IFT) via SOLATS, letting customers move money between participating banks faster, with an initial SBD5,000 transaction limit. Climate & Land Restoration: Solomon Islands called for stronger, more accessible and predictable financing at UNCCD COP17 to support land restoration, sustainable agriculture and drought resilience. Carbon Markets Safeguards: Live and Learn Solomon Islands helped launch the RISE forest carbon policy project to strengthen rights, safeguards and fair benefit-sharing for community-owned forest carbon projects. Marine & Regional Governance: Pamela Maru resigned as Cook Islands Marine Resources head to become Deputy Director-General at the Pacific Islands Forum Fisheries Agency in January 2027. Disaster Resilience: Pacific partners met in Honiara to push multi-hazard earthquake and tsunami resilience, focusing on better monitoring, data sharing and workforce capacity. Legal & Public Finance: Solomon Islands High Court ruled the National Hosting Authority acted unlawfully when it bypassed procurement safeguards for the 2023 Pacific Games.
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