How are businesses in the Pacific really doing?

In-conversation with Caleb Jarvis (Trade & Investment Commissioner, Pacific Trade Invest Australia), Liana Scott (General Manager Muri Beach Club Hotel and President of the Cook Islands Tourism Industry Council), Minoru Nishi (Managing Director, Nishi Trading Co. Tonga) and Catherine E Papani (Acting Business Development Management/CEO, Niue Chamber of Commerce) – Moderated by Dr Tess Newton Cain, Adjunct Associate Professor, Pacific Hub, Griffith Asia Institute.

The COVID-19 outbreak has caused an economic slowdown impacting millions of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) around the world, including the Pacific region.

To understand the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the Pacific’s private sector from May 2020 Pacific Trade Invest (PTI) conducted a regular survey Pacific Business Monitor to track the ongoing effects COVID-19 was having on businesses across the Pacific and have released their findings in a new report. The panel will look at the findings of the report and bring personal perspectives of the ongoing realities facing businesses in the Pacific.

Hosted by Griffith Asia Institute’s Pacific Hub and Pacific Trade Invest Australia