Tonga took a giant step toward making itself one of the easiest places to do business in the Pacific when the Hon. Dr Viliami Latu, the Minister for Commerce, Tourism and Labour launched the Online Business Registries on 2 December at the Fa'onelua Convention Center.
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Saturday 6 December 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
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Friday 28 November 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tongan, Fijian and Samoan exporters are confident that their sales will rise by over 50% over the next 12 months, according to the inaugural “Pacific Export Survey 2014”.
Thursday 27 November 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Power Ltd has stated its operational net profit at $4,992,500 Pa’anga (after tax). The figure is a significant rise from last year’s net profit of $2,938,659.
Tuesday 25 November 2014
Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Tongan Business Enterprise Centre (TBEC) has been given a massive boost from the New Zealand Government. The centre will receive an investment of $8.4 million pa’anga over the next five years.
Tuesday 25 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Businesses in Tonga will soon be able to renew their business licences online, by accessing a new government website.
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Friday 21 November 2014
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Tonga's government has asked Tonga Power Ltd staff to call off a strike, planned from 9:00am on Monday 24 November.
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Wednesday 19 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Nuku'alofa's first Food Mart was officially opened by the Prime Minister, Lord Tu'ivakano at the Tonga Post Building in central Nuku'alofa on Friday evening, 14 November.
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Tuesday 18 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Employees at the National Reserve Bank of Tonga (NRBT) can take mortgages starting on November 14, 2014, following the Gazetting of a new order.
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Friday 14 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
The Ministry of Commerce, Tourism and Labour has announced large reductions in the price of fuel from Monday 17 November 2014, when prices for Petrol, Diesel and Kerosene will all be lowered.
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Wednesday 12 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Crown Prince Tupouto‘a ‘Ulukalala today officially opened Nishi Trading’s new Pack House, an international standard food processing and manufacturing facility at ‘Utulau in Tongatapu. The Crown Prince also opened a training facility for farmers on the site.
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Tuesday 11 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Power Ltd staff have today in a letter to the Prime Minister Lord Tu'ivakano refuted an unsigned anonymous letter previously sent to him as untruthful and damaging to its Finance Manager Steven 'Esau.
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Friday 7 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Eliki ‘Ofa (38) is the new Branch Manager for the Tonga Development Bank in Vava‘u, from November 4.
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Friday 7 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
A paper scrap recycling business project from Tupou College won the secondary schools category in the Tonga Youth in Business Challenge 2014, while ‘Unuaki ‘o Tonga Royal Institute won the tertiary category.
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Tuesday 4 November 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Tonga Power Ltd. will drop its electricity price by more than one seniti per unit from 1 December, John van Brink the CEO, announced today at the Popua Power Station, Manumataongo Bay, Nuku'alofa.
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Thursday 30 October 2014
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Washington, USA.
Tonga's economy is set to receive a boost after the World Bank today approved a second USD$5 million operation to support growth through the government's national development strategy.
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Thursday 23 October 2014
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Australia
The Pacific Network on Globalisation (PANG) says ongoing negotiations for the controversial free trade agreement known as PACER-Plus are creating an unbalanced agreement against the interests of the Pacific Islands. - Adam Wolfenden.
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Friday 17 October 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Petrol prices increased and diesel and kerosene prices decreased in the new fuel prices announced by the Ministry of Commerce for the next month, effective from today October 16 to mid-November.
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Thursday 16 October 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Family farmers contribute to Tonga's food security and are central to the food systems of Tonga, but they must evolve over time, Gavin Wall, the FAO Sub-Regional Coordinator for the Pacific said on World Food Day 2014, today.
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Wednesday 15 October 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
Over 300 businesses and 4,000 employees are yet to be registered with the National Retirement Benefits Fund (NRBF), according to the NRBF Annual Report for 2014 released last week, for its second year of operation.
Thursday 2 October 2014
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Nuku'alofa, Tonga
John Paul Chapman (33) was elected as the new President of the Tonga Chamber of Commerce and Industry Inc. for 2014-15 at the Annual General Meeting on September 29.
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