AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoForum Economic Ministers in Majuro: Marshall Islands President Hilda Heine urged Pacific finance leaders to speed up financial inclusion, warning that correspondent banking losses and fragmented services leave people and businesses cut off from global systems. Fuel crisis response: Forum Economic Minister chair David Paul said the region must stop reacting and start planning for volatile energy shocks, stressing long-term moves to reduce dependence on imported fossil fuels. Regional banking fix: Forum Secretary-General Baron Waqa said the Pacific’s correspondent banking relationship office is now fully set up and will tackle country-specific hurdles. Digital money in action: Ministers got hands-on with the Marshall Islands USDM1 system and Lomalo Wallet during FEMM, with delegates loading digital funds for local market use. Climate resilience funding: The Marshall Islands will chair the inaugural Pacific Resilience Facility Council, aimed at grants for adaptation, preparedness, and loss-and-damage responses. Weather watch: Tropical Depression Higos has moved away from the Marianas, while forecasters are monitoring Invest 95W near the Marshall Islands for possible heavy rain impacts. Space and science tie-in: NASA’s Swift Boost mission is preparing to launch from Kwajalein to rescue the aging Swift telescope, with a robotic spacecraft built for the first-ever autonomous boost of a satellite not designed for servicing.
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