Pacific Islands Business News from Business Link Pacific

News · Papua New Guinea

PNG: Kina Bank - a bright future for SMEs with BLP

BLP partners not just with businesses and business advisors across the Pacific, but also has robust partnerships with financial institutions. Using an online platform, SMEs are able to identify the financial products and services which suit their needs best, and approach the financial institution directly.

27 September 2021

News · Papua New Guinea

MiBank: Committed partnerships with BLP

Taking a step towards empowering SMEs to access financial and advisory services, MiBank has partnered with BLP to enhance the support they can offer to SMEs.

13 September 2021

Podcast

Series 5, Episode 11: How to protect your business in times of crisis

In this episode, we speak to Veilawa Rereiwasaliwa, Head of Pacific Digital Distribution at Tower Insurance about business innovation and protection during times of crisis.

6 September 2021

News · Papua New Guinea

PNG: Lae Chamber of Commerce & Industry Inc - positive partnerships with BLP

Across the Pacific, a collaborative process is underway to enable Chambers of Commerce to utilise and work alongside BLP’s individually contracted business service managers. Through a series of interviews with a range of Chambers demonstrates just how positive this partnership is proving to be.

30 August 2021

News · Cook Islands

COOK ISLANDS: NZ Provides $2 million funding for private sector in the Cook Islands

New Zealand is providing a further $2 million in funding to support the recovery of the private sector in the Cook Islands, in partnership with Business Link Pacific (BLP) and the Cook Islands Chamber of Commerce.

27 August 2021

Podcast · Papua New Guinea

PNG: How to thrive as a female-led business!

In our latest episode, we talk with John Byrne, Ensie George and Jenna Rekon from the Lae Chamber of Commerce about business innovation for small women-led businesses in Lae, Papua New Guinea.

23 August 2021

News

Women’s access to finance in the Pacific – a challenge and an opportunity

Pacific women are yet to truly achieve gender equality – where women are empowered to economically engage through their work, through leadership and decision-making, and within their own communities and families. While economic opportunities have improved for people throughout the region, and economic growth has been the result, women have not always benefited from these…

16 August 2021

Podcast

Episode 9 of the BLP Podcast: How to apply for finance as an SME

In this latest BLP podcast episode (Episode 9 of Season 5), Stanard Wai SME Manager of Retail Banking and Daniel Faunt, Group General Manager of Bank of South Pacific Ltd talk to us about best practices for SMEs who are looking to apply for finance and what SMEs should consider when starting up or transforming…

9 August 2021

News · Tonga

TONGA: Chamber of Commerce & Industry - positive partnerships with BLP

In partnership with core “in-country network representatives” (ICNRs), including Chambers of Commerce, BLP is able to raise awareness of the availability of business advisory services to SMEs and facilitate access to those services through accurate diagnosis and referral.

4 August 2021

News · Fiji

FIJI: Transitioning to a digital platform

Many businesses in Fiji are feeling the brunt of this pandemic and have had to close their businesses for weeks if not months due to the rising cases of COVID-19 in our communities.

2 August 2021

Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea. Image Credit_PNG SME Magazine

Podcast · Papua New Guinea

Series 5, Episode 8: Innovation & Digital Transformation in banking

In episode 8, series 5 of the BLP Podcast we talk to the EGM Business, Wealth & Advisory Services of Kina Bank, Deepak Gupta, about how access to finance can lead to greater innovation for SMEs in PNG and throughout the Pacific.

19 July 2021

Case study · Fiji

FIJI: Raiwaqa Bakery - when disaster strikes, the bread must go on!

Now employing more than 100 people, Atela Yee’s bakery is always open to customers. With the COVID-19 pandemic, overnight business is slow, but a cup of tea and a slice are always available through the side window for taxi drivers and shift workers who have a permit to move around during the curfew.

12 July 2021