Due to the combined effects of higher international prices, reduced freight rates, and weaker Pa'anga, the wholesale petrol, kerosene and diesel prices increased this month. As a result, the retail prices in Tongatapu also increase.
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Results for Ministry of Trade and Economic Development
Wednesday 28 February 2024
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Abu Dhabi, UAE
Tonga's Minister for Trade & Economic Development, Hon. Dr. Viliami Uasike Latu is joining the World Trade Organization 13th Ministerial Conference (WTO MC13), held from 26-29 February 2024, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The World Trade Organization members negotiate and make decisions on new global trade rules,

Thursday 2 February 2023
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A Market Development Facility will be established in Tonga with an estimated value of activities worth around AU$3.8 million, in its initial four-year phase.

Monday 23 March 2020
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
UPDATED with regulated prices. Tonga's Ministry of Trade warns that price gouging by some businesses in Tonga in the face of the CoViD-19 pandemic will lead to licence cancellations. “The Ministry will be watching businesses in Tongatapu, ‘Eua, Ha‘apai, Vava‘u and the two Niua’s,” they said, responding to public complaints about profiteering off the emergency today.
