Wednesday 2 July 2014 | Published in Economy
New statistics show gross turnover for all industries in the Cook Islands rose by just over $10 million between the March quarters last year and this year.
Saturday 28 June 2014 | Published in Economy
A Pacific model including the Cook Islands involving regional cooperating on a number of fisheries issues such as sustainability, maintaining the livelihoods of local fishers, and monitoring the global industry can be replicated in other parts of the world, says the United Nations.
Saturday 28 June 2014 | Published in Economy
Disputes over the legality of the Government’s deduction of taxes on local old age pension payments has resulted in a police complaint against the Secretary of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Management.
Friday 27 June 2014 | Published in Economy
Management of fisheries will be the focus of next week’s Pacific Islands ministerial meeting in Tokelau.
Thursday 26 June 2014 | Published in Economy
The Cook Islands has just been funded by the Commonwealth Secretariat for a second two-year term of service with the Cook Islands Seabed Minerals Authority by minerals expert Darryl Thorburn.
Monday 23 June 2014 | Published in Economy
Passengers on cruise vessels in the Cook Islands are now exempt from paying departure tax, following changes to the Departure Tax Regulations being passed by the Executive Council last week.
Friday 20 June 2014 | Published in Economy
A drive by a group of Pacific Island states to increase fishing fees could lead to a future boost in revenue for the local fishery, says the head of the Ministry of Marine Resources (MMR).
Monday 16 June 2014 | Published in Economy
Court of Appeal judges have reserved judgement in the Crown’s appeal of a recent High Court decision regarding the constitutionality of the Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund.
Thursday 12 June 2014 | Published in Economy
Telecom’s Damien Beddoes has been appointed as the new chief executive of the Cook Islands National Superannuation Fund.
Tuesday 10 June 2014 | Published in Economy
Arguments began to be heard yesterday as part of the Crown’s appeal of a recent High Court decision that declared the Cook Islands Superannuation Fund’s legislation as unconstitutional.
Monday 9 June 2014 | Published in Economy
Financial bailouts from New Zealand will not be needed to pay down the country’s debt obligations, says a government official.
Thursday 5 June 2014 | Published in Economy
The Government has reported a $1.6 million deficit in its overall fiscal balance for the latest financial quarter.
Thursday 29 May 2014 | Published in Economy
Telecom Cook Islands says its customers have hundreds of mobile phone applications to choose from if they want to monitor their personal data use.
Thursday 29 May 2014 | Published in Economy
Cook Islanders will not stop leaving the country to live overseas until the government decides to start funding industry in the outer islands, says economist Vaine Wichman.
Saturday 17 May 2014 | Published in Economy
Some local businesses have used last month’s Value Added Tax increase as an opportunity to hike their prices more than expected, says the Price Tribunal.
Thursday 15 May 2014 | Published in Economy
Mining of deep sea minerals in the Cook Islands could provide an economic return which is at least equivalent to the tourism industry, says a government advisor.
Saturday 10 May 2014 | Published in Economy
More than $111,000 of public money has been spent on travel for Members of Parliament in the current financial year.
Saturday 10 May 2014 | Published in Economy
When the first outside contact came to our islands, they surveyed from their ships and found natural openings in the reef that would later become deep water harbours as entry points and access to the resources and bounty of the land and sea.
Wednesday 7 May 2014 | Published in Economy
Australia’s evolving foreign aid programme would like to see more emphasis on the private sector to promote economic growth in developing countries, says a member of the nation’s Senate.
Monday 5 May 2014 | Published in Economy
The Cook Islands is being described by an international tax advocacy group as one of the world’s most secretive financial centres.