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3 weeks ago | 
anz.com.au | Kishti Sen |Tom Kenny |Sarah Stubbings
Tourism, which supported Fiji’s economy post COVID, has largely stabilised as a result of capacity constraints and uncertainties in home markets. "Fiji’s remarkable turnaround in economic performance from its deepest pandemic-induced recession is due to the nation’s ability to quickly welcome tourists in large numbers once it opened its international border.”Should Fiji be concerned? The short answer is: don’t worry. Private sector investment is emerging.
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1 month ago | 
fijitimes.com.fj | Kishti Sen |Soni Kumari |Tom Kenny
Papua New Guinea had a record year for cocoa exports in 2024. It yielded PGK1,233m in export revenue, surpassing coffee receipts of PGK989m for the first time in PNG’s history. That higher ranking will, in our view, be short lived. While prices are expected to stay high, PNG cannot significantly increase supply quickly due to historically small crop sizes. Coffee, on the other hand, is expected to have another bumper year following a low volume season last year.
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2 months ago | 
fijitimes.com.fj | Kishti Sen |Catherine Birch |Tom Kenny
Aligning investment in transport (roads, ports and jetties, airports and bridges), utilities (electricity generation, water supply) and health infrastructure to growth in the economy and broader population is a challenge many governments, including Fiji face. The public sector drives most of the work, but the government with competing priorities and a set pool of resources available to them cannot fund all the necessary expenditures.
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
businessadvantagepng.com | Kishti Sen
The Bank of Papua New Guinea and the International Monetary Fund believe continued depreciation of the kina is the way to alleviate the country’s ongoing foreign exchange shortages. ANZ economists Kishti Sen and Tom Kenny argue there are better alternatives. A number of views exist on how Papua New Guinea’s foreign currency shortage came about and how best to alleviate the undersupply. Some believe a downward adjustment to the exchange rate is the answer.
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Aug 17, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Alakihihifo Vailala |Kishti Sen |Tom Kenny |Uale Tofilau
Talofa Samoa and welcome back to your weekly Physiotherapy column! Today's column is about the trapezius muscle and comes to you from Pro Health Clinic in the UK; enjoy!Trapezius pain is often characterised by acute pain and stiffness in the upper trapezius muscle, which makes the movement extremely difficult.
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Aug 17, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Alakihihifo Vailala |Kishti Sen |Tom Kenny |Uale Tofilau
“It is essential that justice be done, and it is equally vital that justice not be confused with revenge, for the two are wholly different”: Seneca. Seneca, or Lucius Annaeus Seneca, was a renowned Roman philosopher, statesman and playwright, widely known now for his Stoic philosophy. Stoicism teaches the development of self-control as a means of overcoming destructive emotions; the philosophy holds that becoming a clear and unbiased thinker allows one to understand the universal reason (logos).
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Aug 17, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Alakihihifo Vailala |Kishti Sen |Tom Kenny
My name is Uale Omar Tofilau, and I lost my dad when I was just 17. It was a week that still echoes in my heart—a week where Sunday marked Father's Day. A day that was supposed to be filled with love and celebration turned into one of the most challenging moments of my life. My dad was more than just a father to me; he was my role model, my guide, and the person I aspired to be like in every step I took.
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Aug 15, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Alakihihifo Vailala |Kishti Sen |Tom Kenny
People with disabilities face severe difficulties in issues around sexual and reproductive health. Lanieta Tuimabu was speaking at the 15th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women which focussed on climate change, gender-based violence and the health of women and girls in the region. Their access to clinics, information and assistance continues to be a challenge because of specific barriers for groups of people living with impairments.
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Aug 14, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Alakihihifo Vailala |Kishti Sen |Tom Kenny
Over 70 invasive species professionals and practitioners from across the Pacific region have converged in Rarotonga as part of the Pacific Invasive Learning Network (PILN) sixth meeting hosted by the Government of Cook Islands 12-16 August.
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Aug 10, 2024 | 
samoaobserver.ws | Alakihihifo Vailala |Kishti Sen |Tom Kenny
Talofa Samoa and welcome back to your Sunday Health Column! This week’s column is taken from NQ Physiotherapy Solutions and describes shin splints. Shin splints refer to inflammation of the muscles, tendons, and bone tissue around the tibia – resulting in pain felt from the knee to the ankle, along the shinbone. Shin splints are often experienced in those who apply constant heavy pressure or repetitive impact on their leg, such as runners and dancers.
