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Business Intelligence - PacIFIc

Samoa cable debt
APIA, Samoa - The debt owed by the gov-
ernment to its counterpart in American Sa-
moa for the American Samoa Hawaii Cable SOUTH PACIFIC STOCK EXCHANGE (SPSE) MARKET U[DATE
(ASH) contract that was signed in 2009 Year To Date 15 August 2018
remains unknown with officials refusing Company
to divulge more information. Prime Min- Share Price Share Price Gain/Loss No. of Volume Value
ister Tuilaepa Sa’ilele Malielegaoi recently (15/08/2018) (15/07/2018) (%) Trades Traded Traded
said the government stepped in to assist Atlantic & Pacific
Computer Services Limited (CSL) – which Packaging Company Ltd (APP) 1.30 1.22 6.56% 5 22,150 26,328
is owned by the state – and paid off its Amalgamated Telecom
debts to ASH, but did not give details on Holdings Ltd (ATH) 3.01 2.85 5.61% 97 140,838 334,782
Communications Fiji Ltd (CFL)
1.04%
4.87
4.82
19
17,880
86,144
how much public funds were expended in Free Bird Institute Ltd (FBL) 2.90 2.90 0.00% 21 104,137 283,824
the transaction. Future Forests Fiji Ltd (FFF) 0.79 0.79 0.00% NO TRADES
FijiCare Insurance Ltd (FIL) 1.20 1.20 0.00% 10 6,186,961 6,809,019
New $10m boost FMF Foods Ltd (FMF) 1.45 1.36 6.62% 11 247,075 329,861
NORO, Solomon Islands - IFC, a member Fiji Television Ltd (FTV) 2.38 2.38 0.00% 40 112,500 248,992
of the World Bank Group, and the private Kontiki Finance Limited (KFL) 1.22 1.24 -1.61% 108 1,096,512 1,308,024
0.87
0.85
672,132
8
sector window of the Global Agriculture Kinetic Growth Fund Ltd (KGF) 12.90 12.90 2.35% 31 1,083,037 1,147,879
0.00%
Paradise Beverages Fiji Ltd (PBF)
88,379
and Food Security Programme (GAFSP) Pleass Global Ltd (PBP) 2.28 2.28 0.00% 8 10,900 23,713
have moved to further boost support for Pacific Green Industries Fiji Ltd (PGI) 1.08 1.08 0.00% 1 1,500 1,620
the fishing industry in Solomon Islands RB Patel Group Ltd (RBG) 4.88 4.88 0.00% 27 438,563 2,118,861
with a new US$10 million loan to National The Rice Company of Fiji Ltd (RCF) 4.40 4.25 3.53% 3 4,836 20,480
Fisheries Developments, Ltd. (NFD) The Toyota Tsusho (South Sea) Ltd (TTS) 4.90 4.90 0.00% 2 713 3,494
investment, to enable the purchase of a VB Holdings Ltd (VBH) 7.25 6.85 5.84% 22 417,863 1,979,175
75,120
0.00%
239,275
72
3.47
Vision Investments Ltd (VIL)
3.47
large tuna fishing vessel, comes months Fijian Holdings Ltd (FHL) 6.15 6.15 0.00% 503 159,827 863,044
after a similar financing deal for NFD, BSP Convertible Notes Ltd (BCN) 10.00 8.98 11.36% 27 15,870 142,926
which supplies tuna to its sister company, TOTaLS 1,015 10,224,661 16,639,572
SolTuna Limited, the only tuna processing
facility in Solomon Islands. Port Moresby Stock Exchange cURRENcY RaTES

Equity Listed companies aUD$ NZ$ USD$ Euro UK Yen
Movers & Shakers
Code Bid Offer Last Fijian $1 0.64 0.71 0.47 0.41 0.36 51.95
BSP 10.05 10.06 10.06
Digicel Nauru welcomes ccP 0 1.4 1.4 PNG Kina $1 0.41 0.46 0.30 0.26 0.24 33.77
new CEO cGa 0 0 0.12 Samoa Tala $1 0.51 0.57 0.38 0.33 0.29 41.78
cOY
0
0
0.05
DIGICEL Nauru is delighted cPL 0 0.6 0.6 Solomon $1 0.17 0.19 0.12 0.11 0.09 13.87
to announce the appoint- HIG 0 0 0.21
ment of Deepak Khanna KaM 0 0.95 0.95 Tonga Pa’a $1 0.58 0.64 0.43 0.37 0.33 47.62
as their new Chief Execu- KPL 0 0 0.4 Vanuatu Va $1 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.97
KSL
2.5
0
2.5
tive Officer. No stranger to NcM 48.5 53 50
Deepak Kumar NGP 0 0 0.66 Aud $1 1 1.10 0.73 0.63 0.57 80.73
Photo: Digicel Digicel, Khanna has served NIU 0 0 0
till recently as their Chief OSH 20 0 20 NZ $1 0.90 1 0.66 0.57 0.51 73.07
Customer Officer in Samoa. He brings with SST 0 0 5 US $1 1.36 1.50 1 0.86 0.78 109.88
him a wealth of telecom experience from
Digicel’s Pacific markets including Papua Prices updated as of 2018-08-08. Pacific France $1 0.01 0.01 0.00 0.00 0.07 1.06
New Guinea, Tonga and Samoa. All prices are in PNG Kina (PGK). Market rates from www.xe.com as at July 7, 2018
SPTO’s China rep Kolomotu’a for PIANGO Dunlop assumes UNESCO role
THE South Pacific Tour- LONG-time Tongan civil so- RENOWNED Samoan aca-
ism Organisation signed ciety leader Emeline Siale Ilo- demic Tagaloatele Profes-
an MOU of partnership lahia Kolomotu’a is the new sor Peggy Fairbairn-Dun-
with CBISN Services Deputy Executive Director lop has been appointed to
and announced the ap- of the Pacific Islands Asso- a leading role at the United
pointment of its CEO, Emeline Siale ciation of Non-Governmental Nations culture agency,
Marcus Lee as the SPTO Ilohahia Organisation. PIANGO Ex- UNESCO. Currently with
Photo: PIANGO
China Chief Represen- ecutive Director Emele Duituturaga said Peggy-Fairbairn- AUT in Auckland, Dun-
tative. “My vision for Marcus Lee Ilolahia’s appointment is an asset to re- Dunlop-Website lop is well known for her
Photo: AUT
SPTO in China is to cre- Photo: SPTO gional headquarters as she comes with lots research and training in development and
ate awareness, increase communication, of experience of leading PIANGO’s Tonga family issues across the region. She will
promote the region, create friendly links affiliate. With a work permit recently be New Zealand’s next Commissioner for
and exchanges among its 17 countries to granted by the Fiji Government, Ilolahia Social Sciences with Unesco’s National
China’s Outbound Travel and Investment is now based in Suva at the PIANGO Sec- Commission.
markets” said Lee. retariat headquarters.

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