AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoBorder Services: Immigration has briefed diplomats on the shift to electronic border processing, with 34 e-visa categories planned and online payments already operating. Agriculture: Cocoa farmers in Malaita, Guadalcanal and Western Province are being urged to plant more trees to lift production and incomes; meanwhile, a Dodo Creek rice trial has reached its first harvest. Infrastructure: Guadalcanal’s proposed Longu–Marau road is estimated at $19 million, while piling work is advancing on Honiara Port’s upgraded International Berth 1. Finance: CBSI says lenders will upload existing customer loan and repayment records to the new credit bureau without consent for the initial database, a system intended to support lending and financial inclusion. Household incomes: A development economist’s analysis found remittances reached 43% of people in the poorest Solomon Islands households in 2005, compared with 2% receiving state assistance. Climate funding: Solomon Islands has pledged US$1.1 million to the Pacific Resilience Facility, which remains US$320 million short of its US$500 million target.
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