Press Releases
27 February 2010
[Port Vila, Vanuatu - February 26] Central banks have made a commitment to support each other in building more inclusive financial systems. This was agreed during a two day meeting of senior representatives of central banks from Vanuatu, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Samoa and Fiji facilitated by the Pacific Financial Inclusion Programme (PFIP) and Alliance of Financial Inclusion (AFI).
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26 February 2010
[February 26 – Nadi] What is peace? What are the linkages between peace, conflict and development? How can gender and human rights be addressed through peace building projects? These are some of the questions that will be answered in an induction workshop for a core group of Pacific peace builders scheduled for May.
The induction workshop is part of a peace building project supported ... more
26 February 2010
[Port Vila, Vanuatu - February 25] Mobile phones offer huge potential to change the way we send and save money. The provision of financial services, often referred to as “mobile money” has leapt on to the world stage in the past few years. In just three years since it was launched by Safari.com, over eight million Kenyans are transferring money and making payments from their mobile wal... more
25 February 2010
[February 25 – Nadi] Like the strands of a spider’s web, peace builders need to link together and be strong enough to hold the web together, even when pushed or strained, a meeting of Pacific peace builders heard today.
The meeting, currently underway in Nadi, is discussing ways to strengthen peace and development in the Pacific through a peace building project supported by the ... more
24 February 2010
[Port Vila, Vanuatu - February 24] Central banks of the Pacific are becoming active in building more inclusive financial systems. Representatives of five Pacific central banks met today to discuss how to extend financial services to the unbanked, including how to oversee new technologies such as mobile phone banking while protecting clients. It is estimated that only 30% or less of Pacific Islande... more
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