AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoFuel & Standards: Australia’s National Measurement Institute has donated six stainless-steel fuel measurement trolleys to Kiribati, PNG, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga and Vanuatu via the Pacific Islands Forum Secretariat, so regulators can test pump accuracy at service stations and depots—supporting fair trade and protecting government revenue. Fuel Costs in Tonga: Tonga’s Competent Authority cut maximum retail fuel prices from 1 July, with diesel down to 4.20 pa and petrol to 4.05 per litre on Tongatapu, easing pressure after June increases. Food Prices: Tonga’s annual food inflation eased in May to 4.8% year-on-year, though prices still rose from April to May and headline inflation remains elevated at 7.9%. Regional Disaster Logistics: SPC and WFP ran a Humanitarian Warehouse Exchange in Brisbane for Tonga and other Pacific NDMOs, training officers on procurement, storage, quality checks and dispatch to move relief supplies faster during disasters. Climate Adaptation Push: Tonga PM Lord Fakafanua called for more investment in climate adaptation, saying resilience is the Pacific’s top security challenge. Trade & Business Outlook: A major Pacific Islands Export Survey is seeing its highest participation in more than a decade, with early signs of exporters diversifying markets and adopting digital tools despite tougher access to finance.
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