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South Pacific Business Development is an organization of microfinance institutions that works in Fiji, Samoa, and Tonga. The focus is to try and eliminate poverty on the Pacific islands. The focus is to try and eliminate poverty on the Pacific islands.
Reducing Vulnerabilities in Pacific ACP states This project, based on three components, Water, Risks, and Aggregate, is also providing assistance in Bathymetry mapping, Remote sensing, Geographic Information Systems and the installation of open source web based map servers (Geospatial Content Management System) for fourteen Pacific Islands ...
The organization's original name was the South Pacific Commission, which represented the limited nature of its membership and activities. The name was changed in 1997 to the Pacific Community, reflecting the growth of membership across the entire Pacific region. The current logo was officially adopted in 2015.
Some departments were renamed, with effect from 20 December 2017: [11] The Department of Employment became the Department of Jobs and Small Business; The Department of Immigration and Border Protection became the Department of Home Affairs
In 2013, the Conservative government in the UK became the first G7 donor to reach the OECD's 0.7% of GNI target, increasing its ODA by 27.8% on 2012 levels. [citation needed] In May 2016 the government handed down the 2016/17 federal budget which confirmed the final round of Australian aid cuts, $224 million or 7.4% of the Australian aid program.
The local Fiji textiles, clothing and footwear (TCF) industry has grown over the last 10 years and is now one of the major industries in Fiji. In 1997 the TCF industry accounted for 26% of Fiji’s total domestic exports; it contributed to some 3.5% of GDP and provided employment for about 18,000 people that account for 16% of those in total paid employment.
In 1992, the South Australian Department of Agriculture, the Department of Fisheries, and the Department of Woods and Forests merged to form Primary Industries South Australia (PISA). [12] In 1996–1997, the name of Mines and Energy South Australia was changed to Mines and Energy Resources South Australia ( MERSA ).
The MicroDreams Foundation, originally South Pacific Business Development-USA, was founded in 2002 by Gregory F. Casagrande as a United States 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. Their stated goal was to try to help fund the growth of the South Pacific Business Development Foundation (Samoa). [3]